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 97–144 of 203 native plants in the Central region, starting with C
Coastal Indian Mallow
Abutilon permolle
Malvaceae
Coastal Inkberry
Scaevola plumieri
Goodeniaceae
Coastal Lovegrass
Eragrostis refracta
Poaceae
Coastal Mock Vervain
Glandularia maritima
Verbenaceae
Endemic
Coastal Pellitory
Parietaria praetermissa
Urticaceae
Coastal Plain False Foxglove
Agalinis harperi
Orobanchaceae
Coastal Plain Flatsedge
Cyperus cuspidatus
Cyperaceae
Coastal Plain Hawkweed
Hieracium megacephalon
Asteraceae
Coastal Plain Honeycombhead
Balduina angustifolia
Asteraceae
Coastal Plain Milkwort
Senega setacea
Polygalaceae
Coastal Plain Rattlebox
Crotalaria purshii
Fabaceae
Coastal Plain St. John's Wort
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Hypericaceae
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
Coastal Plain Tickseed
Coreopsis gladiata
Asteraceae
Coastal Ragweed
Ambrosia hispida
Asteraceae
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Coastal Sand Spurge
Euphorbia exserta
Euphorbiaceae
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Coastalplain Balm
Dicerandra linearifolia
Lamiaceae
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Coastalplain Dawnflower
Stylisma patens
Convolvulaceae
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Chrysopsis scabrella
Asteraceae
Coastalplain Nailwort
Paronychia herniarioides
Caryophyllaceae
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Coccoloba × hybrida
Polygonaceae
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Rosaceae
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Cohune Palm
Attalea cohune
Arecaceae
Coinvine
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
Fabaceae
Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
Primulaceae
Columbian Watermeal
Wolffia columbiana
Araceae
Combleaf Blacksenna
Seymeria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Combleaf Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Combretum fruticosum
Combretaceae
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Common Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
Asteraceae
Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Common Fringe-Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Cyperaceae
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Cannabaceae
Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
Rutaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.