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 140 plants in the Central region, starting with A
Abscised Spleenwort
Asplenium abscissum
Aspleniaceae
Native
Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
Malpighiaceae
Native
Acidswamp Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris serotina
Xyridaceae
Native
Ackee
Blighia sapida
Sapindaceae
Adamant Creeper
Cissus quadrangularis
Vitaceae
Aegean Dock
Rumex dentatus
Polygonaceae
Introduced
African Ansellia
Ansellia africana
Orchidaceae
Introduced
African Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
African Bermudagrass
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Poaceae
African Coromandel
Asystasia intrusa
Acanthaceae
Introduced
African Dayflower
Commelina gambiae
Commelinaceae
Introduced
African Mangosteen
Garcinia livingstonei
Clusiaceae
African Oil Palm
Elaeis guineensis
Arecaceae
Introduced
African Spear
Sansevieria cylindrica
Asparagaceae
Introduced
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Air Plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Alamo Vine
Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Alexandra Palm
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Arecaceae
Introduced
Alexandrian Laurel
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllaceae
Introduced
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Fabaceae
Introduced
Algal Bulrush
Eleocharis confervoides
Cyperaceae
Alkali Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Boraginaceae
Native
Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
Marantaceae
Native
Alligator Lily
Hymenocallis palmeri
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Crassulaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe × houghtonii
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Allspice
Pimenta dioica
Myrtaceae
Native
Aloe dorotheae
Asphodelaceae
Imperiled
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Asparagaceae
Native
Aloe × commutata
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Alyce Clover
Alysicarpus ovalifolius
Fabaceae
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
Native
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
Native
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
American Bluehearts
Buchnera americana
Orobanchaceae
Native
American Bur-Reed
Sparganium americanum
Typhaceae
Native
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
Native
American Cancer-Root
Conopholis americana
Orobanchaceae
Native
American Century Plant
Agave americana
Asparagaceae
Native
American Coinwort
Centella erecta
Apiaceae
Native
American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
Poaceae
Native
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Ulmaceae
NativeImperiled
American Field Pansy
Viola rafinesquei
Violaceae
Native
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
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.