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 64 native plants in the South region, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Garber's Blazing Star
Liatris garberi
Asteraceae
Garden Morning Glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Convolvulaceae
Genip
Melicoccus bijugatus
Sapindaceae
Geno Geno
Lonchocarpus sericeus
Fabaceae
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Ghost Orchid
Dendrophylax lindenii
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
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
Giant Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae
Invasive I
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Glandular Ladies' Tresses
Pelexia adnata
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Globe Beaksedge
Rhynchospora globularis
Cyperaceae
Globe Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatus
Cyperaceae
Globefruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Onagraceae
Glossy-Seeded Star Grass
Hypoxis sessilis
Hypoxidaceae
Goatsfoot
Passiflora sexflora
Passifloraceae
Goatweed
Capraria biflora
Scrophulariaceae
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 domingensis
Thelypteridaceae
Gopher Apple
Geobalanus oblongifolius
Chrysobalanaceae
Gout Stalk
Jatropha podagrica
Euphorbiaceae
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Grass-Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
Asteraceae
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
Gray's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora grayi
Cyperaceae
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Graytwig
Schoepfia schreberi
Schoepfiaceae
Greater Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Araceae
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthaceae
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Araceae
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
Combretaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.