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 1–19 of 19 plants in Melastomataceae
Acisanthera quadrata
Melastomataceae
Native
Glory Bush
Pleroma semidecandrum
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Glory Bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Malabar Melastome
Melastoma malabathricum
Melastomataceae
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Nuttall's Meadowbeauty
Rhexia nuttallii
Melastomataceae
Native
Panhandle Meadowbeauty
Rhexia salicifolia
Melastomataceae
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Native
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Native
Silverleafed Princess Flower
Pleroma heteromallum
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Spanish Shawl
Heterotis rotundifolia
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Tibouchina aspera
Melastomataceae
Velvet Tree
Miconia calvescens
Melastomataceae
Native
Virginia Meadowbeauty
Rhexia virginica
Melastomataceae
NativeImperiled
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
White Meadowbeauty
Rhexia parviflora
Melastomataceae
Yellow Meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
Melastomataceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.