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 211 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with C
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
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Catchfly Grass
Leersia lenticularis
Poaceae
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Gentianaceae
Catesby's False Bindweed
Calystegia catesbeiana
Convolvulaceae
Cattail Sedge
Carex typhina
Cyperaceae
Cedarglade St. John's Wort
Hypericum frondosum
Hypericaceae
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
Primulaceae
Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
Sapindaceae
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Chamaecrista horizontalis
Fabaceae
Chapman's Arrowhead
Sagittaria chapmanii
Alismataceae
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Chapman's Butterwort
Pinguicula planifolia
Lentibulariaceae
Chapman's Crownbeard
Verbesina chapmanii
Asteraceae
Endemic
Chapman's Fringed Orchid
Platanthera chapmanii
Orchidaceae
Chapman's Goldenrod
Solidago chapmanii
Asteraceae
Endemic
Chapman's Meadow-Parsnip
Thaspium chapmanii
Apiaceae
Chapman's Oak
Quercus chapmanii
Fagaceae
Chapman's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris chapmanii
Xyridaceae
Chattahoochee False Foxglove
Agalinis plukenetii
Orobanchaceae
Chattahoochee River Wakerobin
Trillium decipiens
Melanthiaceae
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Cyperaceae
Cherrybark Oak
Quercus pagoda
Fagaceae
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Fagaceae
Imperiled
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Dryopteridaceae
Ciliate Ruellia
Ruellia ciliosa
Acanthaceae
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Citronella Horse Balm
Collinsonia canadensis
Lamiaceae
Imperiled
Clammy Groundcherry
Physalis heterophylla
Solanaceae
Clasping Coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
Asteraceae
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Clasping Venus's Looking Glass
Triodanis perfoliata
Campanulaceae
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
Asteraceae
Climbing Dogbane
Thyrsanthella difformis
Apocynaceae
Climbing Fetterbush
Pieris phillyreifolia
Ericaceae
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Clockweed
Oenothera lindheimeri
Onagraceae
Clumped Whitetop Aster
Sericocarpus caespitosus
Asteraceae
Clustered Beaksedge
Rhynchospora glomerata
Cyperaceae
Clustered Mille Graines
Edrastima uniflora
Rubiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.