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 203 native plants in the Central region, starting with C
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Carter's Mustard
Warea carteri
Brassicaceae
EndemicImperiled
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Anacardiaceae
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Catbells
Baptisia perfoliata
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Gentianaceae
Catclaw Blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Fabaceae
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmaceae
Celestial Lily
Nemastylis floridana
Iridaceae
Endemic
Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
Scrophulariaceae
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
Primulaceae
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Chapman's Arrowhead
Sagittaria chapmanii
Alismataceae
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Chapman's Goldenrod
Solidago chapmanii
Asteraceae
Endemic
Chapman's Oak
Quercus chapmanii
Fagaceae
Chapman's Sedge
Carex chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Chapman's Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Poaceae
Chapman's Tridens
Tridens chapmanii
Poaceae
Chapman's Wild Sensitive Plant
Senna chapmanii
Fabaceae
Chattahoochee False Foxglove
Agalinis plukenetii
Orobanchaceae
Chestnutleaf False Croton
Caperonia castaneifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Chewstick
Gouania lupuloides
Rhamnaceae
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Chili Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Solanaceae
Chinchweed
Pectis × floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Chrysopogon pauciflorus
Poaceae
Ciliate Ruellia
Ruellia ciliosa
Acanthaceae
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Clasping Coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
Asteraceae
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Clasping Venus's Looking Glass
Triodanis perfoliata
Campanulaceae
Claspingleaf St. John's Wort
Hypericum gymnanthum
Hypericaceae
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
Asteraceae
Climbing Fetterbush
Pieris phillyreifolia
Ericaceae
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Clockweed
Oenothera lindheimeri
Onagraceae
Clustered Mille Graines
Edrastima uniflora
Rubiaceae
Clusterleaf Blazing Star
Liatris laevigata
Asteraceae
Clusterspike False Indigo
Amorpha herbacea
Fabaceae
Coastal Beach Sandmat
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Coastal Bedstraw
Galium bermudense
Rubiaceae
Coastal Bristlegrass
Setaria corrugata
Poaceae
Coastal Dog Fennel
Eupatorium compositifolium
Asteraceae
Coastal Dune Sandmat
Euphorbia cumulicola
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Coastal Germander
Teucrium cubense
Lamiaceae
Coastal Groundcherry
Physalis angustifolia
Solanaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.