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 1–41 of 41 native plants in the Central region, starting with E
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
Poaceae
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Erigeron vernus
Asteraceae
East Indian Mallow
Corchorus aestuans
Malvaceae
Eastern Black Nightshade
Solanum emulans
Solanaceae
Eastern Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Iridaceae
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Apocynaceae
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Salicaceae
Eastern Lilaeopsis
Lilaeopsis chinensis
Apiaceae
Eastern Milk-Pea
Galactia regularis
Fabaceae
Eastern Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Fabaceae
Eastern Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Salviniaceae
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Fabaceae
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Eastern Silver Aster
Symphyotrichum concolor
Asteraceae
Eastern Woodland Sedge
Carex blanda
Cyperaceae
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Aspleniaceae
Eggleaf Witchgrass
Dichanthelium ovale
Poaceae
Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
Poaceae
Elegant Gayfeather
Liatris elegans
Asteraceae
Elephant Ear Tree
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Fabaceae
Elliott's Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Asteraceae
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Elliott's Rush
Juncus elliottii
Juncaceae
Elliott's Sedge
Carex elliottii
Cyperaceae
Elliott's Sida
Sida elliottii
Malvaceae
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Hydrocharitaceae
Engler's Bogbutton
Lachnocaulon engleri
Eriocaulaceae
Epiphytic Flatsedge
Cyperus lanceolatus
Cyperaceae
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii
Cactaceae
Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
Nyctaginaceae
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Eustis Lake Beardtongue
Penstemon australis
Plantaginaceae
Everglades Velvetseed
Guettarda elliptica
Rubiaceae
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Eyebright Ayenia
Ayenia euphrasiifolia
Malvaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.