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 73 native plants in the Central region, starting with A
Abscised Spleenwort
Asplenium abscissum
Aspleniaceae
Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
Malpighiaceae
Acidswamp Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris serotina
Xyridaceae
Alamo Vine
Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae
Alkali Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Boraginaceae
Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
Marantaceae
Alligator Lily
Hymenocallis palmeri
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Allspice
Pimenta dioica
Myrtaceae
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Asparagaceae
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
American Bluehearts
Buchnera americana
Orobanchaceae
American Bur-Reed
Sparganium americanum
Typhaceae
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
American Cancer-Root
Conopholis americana
Orobanchaceae
American Century Plant
Agave americana
Asparagaceae
American Coinwort
Centella erecta
Apiaceae
American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
Poaceae
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Ulmaceae
Imperiled
American Field Pansy
Viola rafinesquei
Violaceae
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
American Germander
Teucrium canadense
Lamiaceae
American Groundnut
Apios americana
Fabaceae
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Aquifoliaceae
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Betulaceae
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Betulaceae
American Jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
Polygonaceae
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Nelumbonaceae
American Marram Grass
Calamagrostis breviligulata
Poaceae
American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
Santalaceae
American Nailwort
Paronychia americana
Caryophyllaceae
American Olive
Cartrema americanum
Oleaceae
American Perennial Sandgrass
Triplasis americana
Poaceae
American Pillwort
Pilularia americana
Marsileaceae
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Osmundaceae
American Searocket
Cakile edentula
Brassicaceae
American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae
American Snowbell
Styrax americanus
Styracaceae
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Altingiaceae
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bignoniaceae
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnoliaceae
Imperiled
American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Fagaceae
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaeaceae
American Wild Carrot
Daucus pusillus
Apiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.