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 80 plants in the South region, starting with D
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron bellioides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Damiana
Turnera diffusa
Passifloraceae
Native
Darlingplum
Reynosia septentrionalis
Rhamnaceae
NativeImperiled
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deckert's Pinweed
Lechea deckertii
Cistaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Deering Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista deeringiana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Deertongue
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Poaceae
Native
Delaney's Goldenaster
Chrysopsis delaneyi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Delicate Violet Orchid
Ionopsis utricularioides
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dentate Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Desert Horse Purslane
Trianthema portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Native
Desert Senna
Senna polyphylla
Fabaceae
Introduced
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Devil's Potato
Echites umbellatus
Apocynaceae
Native
Deviltree
Alstonia macrophylla
Apocynaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Diacrodon compressus
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dichanthelium breve
Poaceae
Dichanthelium fusiforme
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium patentifolium
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium pinetorum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha
Poaceae
Introduced
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Apiaceae
Introduced
Diospyros maritima
Ebenaceae
Distimake cissoides
Convolvulaceae
Native
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Dollar Orchid
Prosthechea boothiana
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Dollarleaf
Rhynchosia reniformis
Fabaceae
Native
Dotleaf Waterlily
Nymphaea ampla
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Dotted Bristle Fern
Trichomanes punctatum
Hymenophyllaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Dotted Wild Coffee
Psychotria punctata
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.