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 62 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with M
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Maidencane
Panicum hemitomon
Poaceae
Manatee Grass
Syringodium filiforme
Cymodoceaceae
Many-Flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Manyhead Rush
Juncus polycephalus
Juncaceae
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnaceae
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Marl Spleenwort
Asplenium × heteroresiliens
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
Violaceae
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteridaceae
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Marsh Flatsedge
Cyperus pseudovegetus
Cyperaceae
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
Poaceae
Marsh Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes odorata
Orchidaceae
Marsh Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca palustris
Haloragaceae
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
Apiaceae
Marsh Rose Gentian
Sabatia dodecandra
Gentianaceae
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Maryland Milkwort
Senega mariana
Polygalaceae
Maryland Sanicle
Sanicula marilandica
Apiaceae
Mat Sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
Poaceae
Matting Witchgrass
Dichanthelium meridionale
Poaceae
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Berberidaceae
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
McVaugh's Lobelia
Lobelia rogersii
Campanulaceae
Meadow Spikemoss
Selaginella apoda
Selaginellaceae
Meadow-Parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum
Apiaceae
Mexican Culantro
Eryngium foetidum
Apiaceae
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Papaveraceae
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Mexican Stonecrop
Sedum mexicanum
Crassulaceae
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
Smilacaceae
Mignonette Vine
Anredera cordifolia
Basellaceae
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Mingled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora mixta
Cyperaceae
Missouri Ironweed
Vernonia missurica
Asteraceae
Mock Pennyroyal
Stachydeoma graveolens
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Mohr's Bluestem
Anatherum mohrii
Poaceae
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.