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 1–48 of 94 plants in Washington County, starting with C
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae
Native
Camphor-Weed
Pluchea camphorata
Asteraceae
Native
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Asteraceae
Native
Canada Clearweed
Pilea pumila
Urticaceae
Native
Canada Toadflax
Linaria canadensis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Canada Wild Lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
Asteraceae
Native
Candyroot
Senega nana
Polygalaceae
Native
Capillary Hairsedge
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Campanulaceae
Native
Carolina Crane's-Bill
Geranium carolinianum
Geraniaceae
Native
Carolina Desert-Chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Asteraceae
Native
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
Solanaceae
Native
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Apocynaceae
Native
Carolina Pinelandcress
Warea cuneifolia
Brassicaceae
Native
Carolina Ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Convolvulaceae
Native
Carolina Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Haemodoraceae
Native
Carolina Rockrose
Crocanthemum carolinianum
Cistaceae
Native
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Native
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Styracaceae
Native
Carolina Vervain
Verbena carnea
Verbenaceae
Native
Carolina Water-Hyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Native
Castor Bean
Ricinus communis
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Catchweed Bedstraw
Galium aparine
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Native
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Native
Chapman's Butterwort
Pinguicula planifolia
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Chapman's Milkwort
Senega chapmanii
Polygalaceae
Chattahoochee False Foxglove
Agalinis plukenetii
Orobanchaceae
Native
Chattahoochee River Wakerobin
Trillium decipiens
Melanthiaceae
Native
Chia
Salvia hispanica
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Chinese Bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense
Oleaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Ciliate Ruellia
Ruellia ciliosa
Acanthaceae
Native
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Native
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Clasping Venus's Looking Glass
Triodanis perfoliata
Campanulaceae
Native
Climbing Fetterbush
Pieris phillyreifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Native
Clustered Mille Graines
Edrastima uniflora
Rubiaceae
Native
Coastal Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pleiantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Coastal False Asphodel
Triantha racemosa
Tofieldiaceae
Native
Coastal Pepperbush
Clethra tomentosa
Clethraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Honeycombhead
Balduina angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Rattlebox
Crotalaria purshii
Fabaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
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.