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 98 plants in Euphorbiaceae
Asthma Plant
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Barbados Nut
Jatropha curcas
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Bastard Copperleaf
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Blodgett's Silverbush
Argythamnia argothamnoides
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Candlenut
Aleurites moluccanus
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Castor Bean
Ricinus communis
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Chenille-Plant
Acalypha hispida
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Chestnutleaf False Croton
Caperonia castaneifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Coastal Beach Sandmat
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Coastal Dune Sandmat
Euphorbia cumulicola
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Coastal Sand Spurge
Euphorbia exserta
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Common Three-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha rhomboidea
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Coralbush
Jatropha multifida
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Crabwood
Gymnanthes lucida
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Cuban Copperleaf
Acalypha setosa
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Curtis's Spurge
Euphorbia curtisii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Devil's Backbone
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Dwarf Chenille Plant
Acalypha herzogiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Euphorbia apocynifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia dioeca
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Euphorbia trichotoma
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Everglade Key Sandmat
Euphorbia conferta
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
False Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia pubentissima
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Keys Noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Foxtail Copperleaf
Acalypha alopecuroidea
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Garber's Sandmat
Euphorbia garberi
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Gout Stalk
Jatropha podagrica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Grassleaf Spurge
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Greater Florida Spurge
Euphorbia floridana
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Gulf Sebastian-Bush
Ditrysinia fruticosa
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Hammer's Sandmat
Euphorbia hammeri
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Hardy Tapioca
Manihot grahamii
Euphorbiaceae
Heartleaf Noseburn
Tragia cordata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Heartleaf Sandmat
Euphorbia cordifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Hornbeam Copperleaf
Acalypha persimilis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Hyssop Spurge
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.