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 1–48 of 91 plants in the Central region, starting with D
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron bellioides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
Ericaceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Arecaceae
Introduced
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Day's Cymbidium
Cymbidium dayanum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deckert's Pinweed
Lechea deckertii
Cistaceae
Native
Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus
Cyperaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dehiscent Witch Grass
Dichanthelium malacon
Poaceae
Native
Delaney's Goldenaster
Chrysopsis delaneyi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Delta Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Alismataceae
Native
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dentate Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Desert Senna
Senna polyphylla
Fabaceae
Introduced
Desert Surprise
Kalanchoe humilis
Crassulaceae
Desert Thorn-Apple
Datura discolor
Solanaceae
Native
Devil's Backbone
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Devil's Bit
Chamaelirium luteum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Devil's Potato
Echites umbellatus
Apocynaceae
Native
Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
Araliaceae
Native
Diacrodon compressus
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dianthus chinensis × barbatus
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Dichanthelium breve
Poaceae
Dichanthelium equilaterale
Poaceae
Dichanthelium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium patentifolium
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium sphagnicola
Poaceae
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Diente De Perro
Lithachne pauciflora
Poaceae
Native
Digitaria subcalva
Poaceae
Imperiled
Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha
Poaceae
Introduced
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Apiaceae
Introduced
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Diverse-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton diversifolius
Potamogetonaceae
Native
Diverseleaf Crownbeard
Verbesina heterophylla
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.