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 133 native plants in the Central region, starting with P
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Painter's-Palette
Anthurium andraeanum
Araceae
Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
Orchidaceae
Pale Green Orchid
Platanthera flava
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Palm Fern
Blechnum appendiculatum
Blechnaceae
Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Palmleaf Rockcap Fern
Pecluma ptilotos
Polypodiaceae
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Fabaceae
Panther Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes triloba
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Paper Nailwort
Paronychia chartacea
Caryophyllaceae
EndemicImperiled
Paradise Tree
Simarouba glauca
Simaroubaceae
Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
Rosaceae
Parsley Spleenwort
Asplenium cristatum
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Paspalum eglume
Poaceae
Paurotis Palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Arecaceae
Pecluma bourgeauana
Polypodiaceae
Imperiled
Pecluma dispersa
Polypodiaceae
Imperiled
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Peninsula Sedge
Carex paeninsulae
Cyperaceae
EndemicImperiled
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Pentodon pentandrus
Rubiaceae
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia ambigua
Amaranthaceae
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia perennis
Amaranthaceae
Perennial Goobergrass
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Poaceae
Perennial Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Asteraceae
Perennial Wooly Bean
Strophostyles umbellata
Fabaceae
Perfumed Spiderlily
Hymenocallis latifolia
Amaryllidaceae
Persicaria hirsuta
Polygonaceae
Peruvian Dodder
Cuscuta obtusiflora
Convolvulaceae
Pheasants Tail
Anthurium schlechtendalii
Araceae
Philippine Spinach
Talinum fruticosum
Talinaceae
Philodendron subincisum
Araceae
Physalis × elliottii
Solanaceae
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Piedmont Marsh Elder
Iva microcephala
Asteraceae
Piedmont Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia arcuata
Onagraceae
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
Polygonaceae
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Petiveriaceae
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
Fabaceae
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Juglandaceae
Pine Barren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pineticola
Cyperaceae
Pine Barren Bog Goldenrod
Solidago stricta
Asteraceae
Pine Barren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Cistaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.