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 97–144 of 224 plants starting with L
Leptadenia lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Leptochloa virgata
Poaceae
Native
Leptospron adenanthum
Fabaceae
Native
Lesser Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Sapindaceae
Native
Lesser Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Lesser Duckweed
Lemna aequinoctialis
Araceae
Native
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Lesser Hop Trefoil
Trifolium dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lesser Mock-Strawberry
Potentilla hebiichigo
Rosaceae
Introduced
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Lesser Roundweed
Hyptis brevipes
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Levant Cotton
Gossypium herbaceum
Malvaceae
Lewton's Milkwort
Senega lewtonii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Libidibia punctata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Licorice Bedstraw
Galium circaezans
Rubiaceae
Native
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lignum-Vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Lilac Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Lima Bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Fabaceae
Native
Limestone Forest Sedge
Carex superata
Cyperaceae
Native
Limestone Kaempferia
Kaempferia pulchra
Zingiberaceae
Limestone Meadow Sedge
Carex granularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Limestone Spleenwort
Asplenium verecundum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Limestone Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris calcicola
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemic
Limewater Brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
Primulaceae
Native
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Lindheimer's Doveweed
Croton lindheimeri
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Lindley's Butterflybush
Buddleja lindleyana
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Lined Sedge
Carex striatula
Cyperaceae
Native
Lion's Ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lion's Foot Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus serpentaria
Asteraceae
Native
Lipsticktree
Bixa orellana
Bixaceae
Native
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Little Barley
Hordeum pusillum
Poaceae
Native
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Poaceae
Native
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
Aristolochiaceae
Native
Little Bur-Clover
Medicago minima
Fabaceae
Introduced
Little Duckweed
Lemna obscura
Araceae
Native
Little Floatingheart
Nymphoides cordata
Menyanthaceae
Native
Little Ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Little Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Orchidaceae
Native
Little Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Arecaceae
Introduced
Little Quaking-Grass
Briza minor
Poaceae
Introduced
Little Strongbark
Bourreria havanensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.