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 195 plants starting with M
Mexican Flame Vine
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Asteraceae
Native
Mexican Honeysuckle
Justicia spicigera
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Mexican Marigold
Tagetes erecta
Asteraceae
Introduced
Mexican Palmetto
Sabal mexicana
Arecaceae
Introduced
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Mexican Plumeria
Plumeria rubra
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Mexican Ponytail
Beaucarnea pliabilis
Asparagaceae
Native
Mexican Poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Papaveraceae
Native
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Papaveraceae
Native
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Mexican Senna
Senna mexicana
Fabaceae
Native
Mexican Sour Gherkin
Melothria scabra
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Mexican Stonecrop
Sedum mexicanum
Crassulaceae
Native
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Mexican Tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Otatea acuminata
Poaceae
Native
Miagos Bush
Osmoxylon lineare
Araliaceae
Miami Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium miamiense
Iridaceae
Native
Miami Bluestem
Anatherum miamiense
Poaceae
Imperiled
Miccosukee Gooseberry
Ribes echinellum
Grossulariaceae
Imperiled
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Michaux's Snoutbean
Rhynchosia michauxii
Fabaceae
Mickey Mouse Plant
Ochna thomasiana
Ochnaceae
Microstachys corniculata
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
Smilacaceae
Native
Mignonette Vine
Anredera cordifolia
Basellaceae
Native
Mile-A-Minute
Mikania micrantha
Asteraceae
NativeInvasive II
Mile-A-Minute Vine
Ipomoea cairica
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Milk Thistle
Silybum marianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Milkbark
Drypetes diversifolia
Putranjivaceae
NativeImperiled
Milky Widow's-Thrill
Kalanchoe laxiflora
Crassulaceae
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Native
Mimusops coriacea
Sapotaceae
Introduced
Ming Asparagus
Asparagus macowanii
Asparagaceae
Mingled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora mixta
Cyperaceae
Native
Miniature Umbrella Tree
Heptapleurum arboricola
Araliaceae
Introduced
Miquel's Mazus
Mazus miquelii
Mazaceae
Introduced
Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum
Sapotaceae
Mississippi Dewberry
Rubus mississippianus
Rosaceae
Missouri Ironweed
Vernonia missurica
Asteraceae
Native
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
Cactaceae
Native
Mitchell's Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia × mitchelliana
Sarraceniaceae
Mock Pennyroyal
Stachydeoma graveolens
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Mock Strawberry
Potentilla indica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Native
Mohr's Bluestem
Anatherum mohrii
Poaceae
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.