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 1–46 of 46 plants in Amaranthaceae
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Alternanthera littoralis
Amaranthaceae
Annual Seepweed
Suaeda linearis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
Amaranthaceae
Native
Crested Saltbush
Atriplex pentandra
Amaranthaceae
Native
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Dwarf Glasswort
Salicornia bigelovii
Amaranthaceae
Native
Fig-Leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium ficifolium
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Florida Amaranth
Amaranthus floridanus
Amaranthaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Gomphrena Weed
Gomphrena serrata
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Herbaceous Seepweed
Suaeda maritima
Amaranthaceae
Native
Juba's Bush
Iresine diffusa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Juda's Bush
Iresine rhizomatosa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthaceae
Mat Chaff-Flower
Alternanthera caracasana
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Mexican Tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Native
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia ambigua
Amaranthaceae
Native
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia perennis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Plains Snakecotton
Froelichia floridana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Prostrate Globe-Amaranth
Gomphrena celosioides
Amaranthaceae
Purple Amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Quail Grass
Celosia argentea
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthaceae
Native
Ruby Leaf
Alternanthera brasiliana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Salsola pontica
Amaranthaceae
Saltwort
Salsola kali
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Sanguinaria
Alternanthera ficoidea
Amaranthaceae
Native
Seaside Joyweed
Alternanthera maritima
Amaranthaceae
Native
Sessile Joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Native
Slender Snakecotton
Froelichia gracilis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Smooth Joyweed
Alternanthera paronychioides
Amaranthaceae
Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthaceae
Native
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Amaranthaceae
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spleen Amaranth
Amaranthus dubius
Amaranthaceae
Native
Tree Spinach
Chenopodium giganteum
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Virginia Glasswort
Salicornia depressa
Amaranthaceae
Native
West Indian Cock's Comb
Celosia nitida
Amaranthaceae
Native
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
Amaranthaceae
Native
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
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.