Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–39 of 39 plants in Wakulla County, starting with M
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Many-Flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Native
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Native
Mariana Maiden Fern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Thelypteridaceae
Introduced
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Native
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca palustris
Haloragaceae
Native
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Mascarene Island Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus tenellus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
Native
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
Smilacaceae
Native
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Native
Mock Pennyroyal
Stachydeoma graveolens
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Native
Mohr's Coneflower
Rudbeckia mohrii
Asteraceae
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Moonseed
Menispermum canadense
Menispermaceae
Native
Moss Verbena
Verbena pulchella
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Ericaceae
Native
Muck Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
Asteraceae
Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
Native
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
Lamiaceae
Native
Myrtle Dahoon
Ilex myrtifolia
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Fagaceae
Native
Myrtleleaf St. John's Wort
Hypericum myrtifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.