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 1–22 of 22 plants in Lythraceae
Apple Mangrove
Sonneratia caseolaris
Lythraceae
Candy Corn Plant
Cuphea micropetala
Lythraceae
Native
Cigar Plant
Cuphea ignea
Lythraceae
Introduced
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Crape-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Lythraceae
Introduced
Curtiss' Loosestrife
Lythrum curtissii
Lythraceae
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Giant Crepe-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lythraceae
Introduced
Lythrum nieuwlandii
Lythraceae
Pink Redstem
Ammannia latifolia
Lythraceae
Native
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Lythraceae
Introduced
Roundleaf Toothcup
Rotala rotundifolia
Lythraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Native
Stiffhair Waxweed
Cuphea strigulosa
Lythraceae
Native
Subcostate Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia subcostata
Lythraceae
Sun Opener
Heimia salicifolia
Lythraceae
Native
Swamp Loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
Lythraceae
Native
Toothcup
Rotala ramosior
Lythraceae
Native
Tropical Waxweed
Cuphea aspera
Lythraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
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.