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 106 plants starting with E
Elegant Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Asteraceae
Introduced
Eleocharis acutangula
Cyperaceae
Eleocharis nigrescens
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Elephant Bush
Portulacaria afra
Didiereaceae
Introduced
Elephant Ear
Xanthosoma robustum
Araceae
Introduced
Elephant Ear Tree
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Fabaceae
Native
Elephant's-Foot
Beaucarnea recurvata
Asparagaceae
Imperiled
Elephant-Foot Yam
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Araceae
Elfin Shoes
Croomia pauciflora
Stemonaceae
NativeImperiled
Elkhorn Fern
Microsorum punctatum
Polypodiaceae
Introduced
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Polypodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium hillii
Polypodiaceae
Introduced
Elliott's Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Asteraceae
Native
Elliott's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora elliottii
Cyperaceae
Native
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Goldenrod
Solidago latissimifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Native
Elliott's Rush
Juncus elliottii
Juncaceae
Native
Elliott's Sedge
Carex elliottii
Cyperaceae
Native
Elliott's Sida
Sida elliottii
Malvaceae
Native
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Native
Elliptic Yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Emerald Tree
Radermachera sinica
Bignoniaceae
Engelmann's Arrowhead
Sagittaria engelmanniana
Alismataceae
Native
Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Engler's Bogbutton
Lachnocaulon engleri
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Enslen's Dewberry
Rubus enslenii
Rosaceae
Native
Epiphytic Flatsedge
Cyperus lanceolatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Eragrostis bahiensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Eragrostis prolifera
Poaceae
Native
Eragrostis scaligera
Poaceae
Introduced
Erect Burhead
Echinodorus berteroi
Alismataceae
Native
Erect Milkpea
Galactia erecta
Fabaceae
Native
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii
Cactaceae
Native
Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Native
Etonia Rosemary
Conradina etonia
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Euphorbia apocynifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia dioeca
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Euphorbia trichotoma
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Eurasian Sweet-Flag
Acorus calamus
Acoraceae
Introduced
Eurasian Water-Milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum
Haloragaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
European Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Solanaceae
Introduced
European Frog-Bit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Eustachys distichophylla
Poaceae
Eustachys floridana
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Eustis Lake Beardtongue
Penstemon australis
Plantaginaceae
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.