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 73 native plants in the North region, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Galphimia glauca
Malpighiaceae
Garber's Scrub Stars
Garberia heterophylla
Asteraceae
Endemic
Garden Morning Glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Convolvulaceae
Georgia Bark
Pinckneya bracteata
Rubiaceae
Georgia Frostweed
Crocanthemum georgianum
Cistaceae
Georgia Tickseed
Coreopsis nudata
Asteraceae
Gholson's Sedge
Carex gholsonii
Cyperaceae
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Ghost-Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Crassulaceae
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
Giant Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
Lamiaceae
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Giant Cutgrass
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Poaceae
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Giant Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
Asteraceae
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Globefruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Onagraceae
Glossy-Seeded Star Grass
Hypoxis sessilis
Hypoxidaceae
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Solanaceae
Goat's Rue
Tephrosia virginiana
Fabaceae
Godfrey's Forestiera
Forestiera godfreyi
Oleaceae
Godfrey's Sedge
Carex godfreyi
Cyperaceae
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Apiaceae
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Golden Cattail Sedge
Carex aureolensis
Cyperaceae
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Araceae
Golden Miller's-Maid
Aletris aurea
Nartheciaceae
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Asteraceae
Golden Wave Tickseed
Coreopsis basalis
Asteraceae
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 Rush
Juncus marginatus
Juncaceae
Grassleaf Barbara's-Buttons
Marshallia graminifolia
Asteraceae
Grassleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris baldwiniana
Xyridaceae
Gray Ladies'-Tresses
Mesadenus lucayanus
Orchidaceae
Gray's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora grayi
Cyperaceae
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Great Plains Ragwort
Packera tampicana
Asteraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.