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 113 plants in Orchidaceae
African Ansellia
Ansellia africana
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium
Cymbidium aloifolium
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bicolor Bog Orchid
Platanthera × bicolor
Orchidaceae
Native
Big-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Bletia florida
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Broadleaf Noddingcaps
Triphora amazonica
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Carter’s Orchid
Bletia corallicola
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Centipede Grass Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Chapman's Fringed Orchid
Platanthera chapmanii
Orchidaceae
Native
Chinese Crown Orchid
Eulophia graminea
Orchidaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Chinese Ground Orchid
Calanthe tankervilleae
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Clamshell Orchid
Prosthechea cochleata
Orchidaceae
Native
Coconut Orchid
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Cone-Bearing Epidendrum
Epidendrum strobiliferum
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Costa Rican Lady's Tresses
Beloglottis costaricensis
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium punctatum
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Craighead's Noddingcaps
Triphora craigheadii
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Crane-Fly Orchid
Tipularia discolor
Orchidaceae
Native
Cranichis-Like Ladies' Tresses
Cyclopogon cranichoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Crested Coralroot
Bletia spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Day's Cymbidium
Cymbidium dayanum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Delicate Violet Orchid
Ionopsis utricularioides
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Dollar Orchid
Prosthechea boothiana
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Dwarf Butterfly Orchid
Prosthechea pygmaea
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Eaton's Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes eatonii
Orchidaceae
Native
False Water Spider
Habenaria distans
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Fire Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes igniorchis
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Flat-Leaved Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Orchidaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Flor De Llanten
Stelis gelida
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Dancing Lady Orchid
Tolumnia bahamensis
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Oncidium
Oncidium ensatum
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Star Orchid
Epidendrum floridense
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Four-Season Orchid
Cymbidium ensifolium
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Ghost Orchid
Dendrophylax lindenii
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Native
Glandular Ladies' Tresses
Pelexia adnata
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Grass-Leaved Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes praecox
Orchidaceae
Native
Gray Ladies'-Tresses
Mesadenus lucayanus
Orchidaceae
Native
Green Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis unifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Greenfly Orchid
Epidendrum conopseum
Orchidaceae
Native
Hairy Shadow Witch
Ponthieva racemosa
Orchidaceae
Native
Haitian Pink Pine Orchid
Bletia patula
Orchidaceae
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.