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 native plants in the Central region, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Galphimia glauca
Malpighiaceae
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Garber's Blazing Star
Liatris garberi
Asteraceae
Garber's Scrub Stars
Garberia heterophylla
Asteraceae
Endemic
Garden Morning Glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Convolvulaceae
Garden Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
Rosaceae
Garrett's Mint
Dicerandra christmanii
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Gholson's Sedge
Carex gholsonii
Cyperaceae
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
Giant Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
Lamiaceae
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Giant Cutgrass
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Poaceae
Giant Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Asteraceae
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Giant Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae
Invasive I
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Glandular Maiden Fern
Amauropelta resinifera
Thelypteridaceae
Imperiled
Globe Beaksedge
Rhynchospora globularis
Cyperaceae
Globe Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatus
Cyperaceae
Globefruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Onagraceae
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Solanaceae
Goat's Rue
Tephrosia virginiana
Fabaceae
Goatweed
Capraria biflora
Scrophulariaceae
Godfrey's Sedge
Carex godfreyi
Cyperaceae
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Araceae
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
Pteridaceae
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Golden Wave Tickseed
Coreopsis basalis
Asteraceae
Goldenrod Fern
Pityrogramma trifoliata
Pteridaceae
Goniopteris pennata
Thelypteridaceae
Gopher Apple
Geobalanus oblongifolius
Chrysobalanaceae
Gopherweed
Baptisia lanceolata
Fabaceae
Gout Stalk
Jatropha podagrica
Euphorbiaceae
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Grass-Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
Asteraceae
Grass-Leafed Roseling
Cuthbertia graminea
Commelinaceae
Grass-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
Alismataceae
Grass-Leaved Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes praecox
Orchidaceae
Grass-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton gramineus
Potamogetonaceae
Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus marginatus
Juncaceae
Grass-Like Fimbry
Fimbristylis littoralis
Cyperaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.