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 49–96 of 326 native plants starting with C
Carolina Lily
Lilium michauxii
Liliaceae
Imperiled
Carolina Lovegrass
Eragrostis pectinacea
Poaceae
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Apocynaceae
Carolina Pinelandcress
Warea cuneifolia
Brassicaceae
Carolina Ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Convolvulaceae
Carolina Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Haemodoraceae
Carolina Rockrose
Crocanthemum carolinianum
Cistaceae
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Rosaceae
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Carolina Scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Carolina Sea Lavender
Limonium carolinianum
Plumbaginaceae
Carolina Sedge
Carex caroliniana
Cyperaceae
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Styracaceae
Carolina Snailseed
Nephroia carolina
Menispermaceae
Carolina Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
Calycanthaceae
Imperiled
Carolina Vervain
Verbena carnea
Verbenaceae
Carolina Violet
Viola villosa
Violaceae
Carolina Water-Hyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
Plantaginaceae
Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
Salicaceae
Carolina Wolfberry
Lycium carolinianum
Solanaceae
Carolina Woollywhite
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
Asteraceae
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Carpenter's Groundcherry
Calliphysalis carpenteri
Solanaceae
Imperiled
Cartagena Prairie Clover
Dalea carthagenensis
Fabaceae
Carter's Flax
Linum carteri
Linaceae
Carter's Mustard
Warea carteri
Brassicaceae
EndemicImperiled
Carter’s Orchid
Bletia corallicola
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Anacardiaceae
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Catbells
Baptisia perfoliata
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Catchfly Grass
Leersia lenticularis
Poaceae
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Gentianaceae
Catclaw Blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Fabaceae
Catclaw Briar
Mimosa nuttallii
Fabaceae
Catesby's False Bindweed
Calystegia catesbeiana
Convolvulaceae
Catstongue
Priva lappulacea
Verbenaceae
Cattail Sedge
Carex typhina
Cyperaceae
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmaceae
Cedarglade St. John's Wort
Hypericum frondosum
Hypericaceae
Celestial Lily
Nemastylis floridana
Iridaceae
Endemic
Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
Scrophulariaceae
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
Primulaceae
Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
Sapindaceae
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Chamaecrista horizontalis
Fabaceae
Chamaedorea hooperiana
Arecaceae
Chapman's Arrowhead
Sagittaria chapmanii
Alismataceae
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.