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 49–96 of 116 native plants starting with M
Mat Sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
Poaceae
Mat Waterwort
Callitriche peploides
Plantaginaceae
Matted Sandmat
Euphorbia serpens
Euphorbiaceae
Matting Witchgrass
Dichanthelium meridionale
Poaceae
Mauritius Hemp
Furcraea foetida
Asparagaceae
Mauve
Abutilon hulseanum
Malvaceae
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Berberidaceae
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
McVaugh's Lobelia
Lobelia rogersii
Campanulaceae
Meadow Jointvetch
Aeschynomene pratensis
Fabaceae
Meadow Spikemoss
Selaginella apoda
Selaginellaceae
Meadow-Parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum
Apiaceae
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
Lamiaceae
Medicine Vine
Hippocratea volubilis
Celastraceae
Melampodium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Mexican Alvaradoa
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Picramniaceae
Mexican Buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
Sapindaceae
Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
Lamiaceae
Mexican Culantro
Eryngium foetidum
Apiaceae
Mexican Flame Vine
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Asteraceae
Mexican Ponytail
Beaucarnea pliabilis
Asparagaceae
Mexican Poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Papaveraceae
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Papaveraceae
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Mexican Senna
Senna mexicana
Fabaceae
Mexican Sour Gherkin
Melothria scabra
Cucurbitaceae
Mexican Stonecrop
Sedum mexicanum
Crassulaceae
Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Otatea acuminata
Poaceae
Miami Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium miamiense
Iridaceae
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
Smilacaceae
Mignonette Vine
Anredera cordifolia
Basellaceae
Mile-A-Minute
Mikania micrantha
Asteraceae
Invasive II
Milkbark
Drypetes diversifolia
Putranjivaceae
Imperiled
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Mingled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora mixta
Cyperaceae
Missouri Ironweed
Vernonia missurica
Asteraceae
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
Cactaceae
Mock Pennyroyal
Stachydeoma graveolens
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Mohr's Bluestem
Anatherum mohrii
Poaceae
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
Convolvulaceae
Moonseed
Menispermum canadense
Menispermaceae
Mosquito Beaksedge
Rhynchospora crinipes
Cyperaceae
Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
Polemoniaceae
Mossy Helmet Orchid
Cranichis muscosa
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.