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 1–33 of 33 plants in Caryophyllaceae
American Nailwort
Paronychia americana
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Annual Knawel
Scleranthus annuus
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Coastalplain Nailwort
Paronychia herniarioides
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Common Soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Corn Cockle
Agrostemma githago
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Cowherb
Gypsophila vaccaria
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Crystal Lake Nailwort
Paronychia minima
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Dianthus chinensis × barbatus
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Eastern Fringed Catchfly
Silene polypetala
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Nailwort
Paronychia discoveryi
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemic
Fourleaf Manyseed
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Fringed Catchfly
Silene catesbaei
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Oldman’s Cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Paper Nailwort
Paronychia chartacea
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pine-Barren Sandwort
Mononeuria caroliniana
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Pygmy Starwort
Stellaria parva
Caryophyllaceae
Rose Campion
Silene coronaria
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Rugel's Nailwort
Paronychia rugelii
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Saltmarsh Sand Spurry
Spergularia marina
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sleepy Catchfly
Silene antirrhina
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Small-Flowered Catchfly
Silene gallica
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Spreading Sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Squareflower
Paronychia erecta
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Stipulicida lacerata
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sweet William Catchfly
Atocion armeria
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Sweet-William
Dianthus barbatus
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Thyme-Leaved Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
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.