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 52 introduced plants in the Central region, starting with A
Aegean Dock
Rumex dentatus
Polygonaceae
African Ansellia
Ansellia africana
Orchidaceae
African Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagaceae
Invasive I
African Coromandel
Asystasia intrusa
Acanthaceae
African Dayflower
Commelina gambiae
Commelinaceae
African Oil Palm
Elaeis guineensis
Arecaceae
African Spear
Sansevieria cylindrica
Asparagaceae
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Bignoniaceae
Air Plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
Crassulaceae
Invasive II
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscoreaceae
Invasive I
Alexandra Palm
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Arecaceae
Alexandrian Laurel
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllaceae
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Fabaceae
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Crassulaceae
Imperiled
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe × houghtonii
Crassulaceae
Invasive II
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthaceae
Invasive II
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Asphodelaceae
Aloe × commutata
Asphodelaceae
American Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbitaceae
Anacahuita
Cordia boissieri
Boraginaceae
Angel-Wing Jasmine
Jasminum laurifolium
Oleaceae
Angled Luffa
Luffa acutangula
Cucurbitaceae
Annual Flat-Sedge
Cyperus pumilus
Cyperaceae
Annual Honesty
Lunaria annua
Brassicaceae
Annual Meadow-Grass
Poa annua
Poaceae
Annual Toadflax
Linaria maroccana
Plantaginaceae
Annual Trampweed
Facelis retusa
Asteraceae
Antillean Firebush
Hamelia cuprea
Rubiaceae
Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Oleaceae
Arctic Snow
Wrightia antidysenterica
Apocynaceae
Areca Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Arecaceae
Aristolochia ringens
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia trilobata
Aristolochiaceae
Arrow Bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica
Poaceae
Arrowhead Vine
Syngonium podophyllum
Araceae
Invasive I
Arrowleaf Elephant's Ear
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Araceae
Invasive II
Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus
Asteraceae
Asian Mazus
Mazus pumilus
Mazaceae
Asian Ponysfoot
Dichondra micrantha
Convolvulaceae
Asian Spikesedge
Cyperus metzii
Cyperaceae
Asian Taro
Alocasia odora
Araceae
Asiatic Dayflower
Commelina communis
Commelinaceae
Asiatic Dewflower
Murdannia spirata
Commelinaceae
Asiatic Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Apocynaceae
Asthma Plant
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbiaceae
Australian Almond
Terminalia muelleri
Combretaceae
Invasive II
Australian Bluestem
Bothriochloa bladhii
Poaceae
Australian Pine
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarinaceae
Invasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.