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 189 native plants in the North region, starting with C
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Carpenter's Groundcherry
Calliphysalis carpenteri
Solanaceae
Imperiled
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Gentianaceae
Catclaw Briar
Mimosa nuttallii
Fabaceae
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmaceae
Celestial Lily
Nemastylis floridana
Iridaceae
Endemic
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
Primulaceae
Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
Sapindaceae
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 Fringed Orchid
Platanthera chapmanii
Orchidaceae
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
Chattahoochee False Foxglove
Agalinis plukenetii
Orobanchaceae
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Cyperaceae
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Chili Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Solanaceae
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Dryopteridaceae
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
Clasping Water Horehound
Lycopus amplectens
Lamiaceae
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
Asteraceae
Climbing Dogbane
Thyrsanthella difformis
Apocynaceae
Climbing False Buckwheat
Fallopia scandens
Polygonaceae
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 False Asphodel
Triantha racemosa
Tofieldiaceae
Coastal Inkberry
Scaevola plumieri
Goodeniaceae
Coastal Lovegrass
Eragrostis refracta
Poaceae
Coastal Mock Vervain
Glandularia maritima
Verbenaceae
Endemic
Coastal Pellitory
Parietaria praetermissa
Urticaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.