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 1–18 of 18 plants in Hydrocharitaceae
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Brazilian Elodea
Elodea densa
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Canadian Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Caribbean Seagrass
Halophila decipiens
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
European Frog-Bit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Halophila Seagrass
Halophila stipulacea
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Holly-Leaved Water Nymph
Najas marina
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Hydrilla
Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrocharitaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Najas filifolia
Hydrocharitaceae
NativeImperiled
Najas wrightiana
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Sea Wrack
Halophila ovalis
Hydrocharitaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Tapegrass
Vallisneria spiralis
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Turtle Grass
Thalassia testudinum
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Vallisneria neotropicalis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Vallisneria × pseudorosulata
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.