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 70 plants in the North region, starting with D
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Dakota Mock Vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Verbenaceae
Native
Dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
Ericaceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deckert's Pinweed
Lechea deckertii
Cistaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dehiscent Witch Grass
Dichanthelium malacon
Poaceae
Native
Delicate Spikemoss
Selaginella delicatula
Selaginellaceae
Introduced
Delicious Sourfig
Carpobrotus deliciosus
Aizoaceae
Introduced
Delta Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Alismataceae
Native
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Devil's Bit
Chamaelirium luteum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
Araliaceae
Native
Diacrodon compressus
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dichanthelium equilaterale
Poaceae
Dichanthelium filiramum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium fusiforme
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Diverseleaf Crownbeard
Verbesina heterophylla
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Divine Nightshade
Solanum nigrescens
Solanaceae
Native
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Dollarleaf
Rhynchosia reniformis
Fabaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Doubleform Snoutbean
Rhynchosia difformis
Fabaceae
Native
Doubtful Knight's-Spur
Delphinium ajacis
Ranunculaceae
Introduced
Downy Lobelia
Lobelia puberula
Campanulaceae
Native
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
Solidago petiolaris
Asteraceae
Native
Dragon's-Head Lily
Gladiolus dalenii
Iridaceae
Introduced
Dragon-Tail
Epipremnum pinnatum
Araceae
Introduced
Drumheads Milkwort
Senega cruciata
Polygalaceae
Native
Drummond's Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus abnormis
Phyllanthaceae
Native
Drummond's Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Polemoniaceae
Native
Drummond's Rain Lily
Zephyranthes drummondii
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Dune Marsh-Elder
Iva imbricata
Asteraceae
Native
Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
Poaceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.