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 214 native plants starting with P
Pain-In-The-Back
Trema lamarckianum
Cannabaceae
Imperiled
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Painter's-Palette
Anthurium andraeanum
Araceae
Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
Orchidaceae
Pale Green Orchid
Platanthera flava
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Pale Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Asteraceae
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
Sarraceniaceae
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Pale-Leaved Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Palm Fern
Blechnum appendiculatum
Blechnaceae
Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Palmleaf Rockcap Fern
Pecluma ptilotos
Polypodiaceae
Pan American Balsamscale
Elionurus tripsacoides
Poaceae
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Fabaceae
Panther Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes triloba
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Pantropical Widelip Orchid
Liparis nervosa
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Paper Nailwort
Paronychia chartacea
Caryophyllaceae
EndemicImperiled
Paradise Tree
Simarouba glauca
Simaroubaceae
Parasitic Ghostplant
Voyria parasitica
Gentianaceae
Parasol Sedge
Carex umbellata
Cyperaceae
Parrot Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia psittacina
Sarraceniaceae
Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
Rosaceae
Parsley Spleenwort
Asplenium cristatum
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Paspalum blodgettii
Poaceae
Paspalum eglume
Poaceae
Paspalum laxum
Poaceae
Passiflora brighamii
Passifloraceae
Paurotis Palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Arecaceae
Pearlberry
Vallesia antillana
Apocynaceae
Pearlberry
Vallesia glabra
Apocynaceae
Pecluma bourgeauana
Polypodiaceae
Imperiled
Pecluma dispersa
Polypodiaceae
Imperiled
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Peninsula Sedge
Carex paeninsulae
Cyperaceae
EndemicImperiled
Pennsylvania Bittercress
Cardamine pensylvanica
Brassicaceae
Pennsylvania Pellitory
Parietaria pensylvanica
Urticaceae
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Pensacola Hawthorn
Crataegus lacrimata
Rosaceae
Pentodon pentandrus
Rubiaceae
Peperomia alata
Piperaceae
Pepper Cinnamon
Canella winterana
Canellaceae
Pepperbush
Croton humilis
Euphorbiaceae
Pepperleaf Sweetwood
Licaria triandra
Lauraceae
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia ambigua
Amaranthaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.