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 140 native plants starting with L
Lace-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes laciniata
Orchidaceae
Lady Lupine
Lupinus villosus
Fabaceae
Lady of the Night Orchid
Brassavola nodosa
Orchidaceae
Lake-Cress
Rorippa aquatica
Brassicaceae
Imperiled
Lakela's Mint
Dicerandra immaculata
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Asteraceae
Lance-Leaved Water-Willow
Justicia lanceolata
Acanthaceae
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Lanceleaf Blanketflower
Gaillardia aestivalis
Asteraceae
Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
Smilacaceae
Lanceleaf Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata
Primulaceae
Lanceleaf Rose-Gentian
Sabatia difformis
Gentianaceae
Lanceleaf Wakerobin
Trillium lancifolium
Melanthiaceae
Imperiled
Lancewood
Damburneya coriacea
Lauraceae
Large Beakrush
Rhynchospora macra
Cyperaceae
Large Gallberry
Ilex coriacea
Aquifoliaceae
Large Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus biflorus
Juncaceae
Large Spreading Pogonia
Cleistesiopsis divaricata
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Large Water-Starwort
Callitriche heterophylla
Plantaginaceae
Large-Flowered Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
Asteraceae
Large-Seeded Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis macrosperma
Boraginaceae
Largeflower False Rosemary
Conradina grandiflora
Lamiaceae
Endemic
Largeflower Milkweed
Asclepias connivens
Apocynaceae
Largeflower Rose Gentian
Sabatia grandiflora
Gentianaceae
Largeleaf Jointweed
Polygonella macrophylla
Polygonaceae
Largeleaf Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Araliaceae
Largeleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia macrophylla
Gentianaceae
Largeroot Morning-Glory
Ipomoea macrorhiza
Convolvulaceae
Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
Asteraceae
Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
Asteraceae
Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium reticulatum
Thelypteridaceae
Laurel Dodder
Cassytha filiformis
Lauraceae
Laurel-Leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
Smilacaceae
Lavender Cortunia
Cornutia pyramidata
Lamiaceae
Lax Hornpod
Mitreola petiolata
Loganiaceae
Lax Panicgrass
Steinchisma laxum
Poaceae
Laxleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris laxifolia
Xyridaceae
Lazy Sedge
Carex pigra
Cyperaceae
Le Conte's Flatsedge
Cyperus lecontei
Cyperaceae
Le Conte's Thistle
Cirsium lecontei
Asteraceae
Leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid
Sacoila lanceolata
Orchidaceae
Leafless Bentspur Orchid
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Leafless Swallow-Wort
Orthosia scoparia
Apocynaceae
Leafy Bladderwort
Utricularia foliosa
Lentibulariaceae
Leafy Blue Flag
Iris brevicaulis
Iridaceae
Leafy Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus carolinianus
Asteraceae
Leafy Vanilla
Vanilla phaeantha
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.