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 194 plants in the South region, starting with P
Pacara Earpod Tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Pain-In-The-Back
Trema lamarckianum
Cannabaceae
NativeImperiled
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
Orchidaceae
Native
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Tasselflower
Emilia praetermissa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Pan American Balsamscale
Elionurus tripsacoides
Poaceae
Native
Panama Crowngrass
Paspalum fimbriatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Panama Rose
Arachnothryx leucophylla
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Fabaceae
Native
Panther Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes triloba
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Pantropical Widelip Orchid
Liparis nervosa
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Native
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Moraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Papyrus Sedge
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Para Grass
Urochloa mutica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Paradise Tree
Simarouba glauca
Simaroubaceae
Native
Paraguayan Purslane
Portulaca amilis
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Parasitic Ghostplant
Voyria parasitica
Gentianaceae
Native
Pariparoba
Piper umbellatum
Piperaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Haloragaceae
Introduced
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Native
Paspalum blodgettii
Poaceae
Native
Paspalum conspersum
Poaceae
Paspalum eglume
Poaceae
Native
Paspalum lepton
Poaceae
Introduced
Passiflora 'Incense'
Passiflora incarnata × cincinnata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Passiflora 'Scarlet Flame'
Passiflora miniata × vitifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Passiflora alata × caerulea
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Passiflora brighamii
Passifloraceae
Native
Passiflora miniata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Pastel Flower
Pseuderanthemum variabile
Acanthaceae
Paurotis Palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Arecaceae
Native
Peach
Prunus persica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Peacock Flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Fabaceae
Introduced
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Juglandaceae
Introduced
Pecluma bourgeauana
Polypodiaceae
NativeImperiled
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Native
Pentodon pentandrus
Rubiaceae
Native
Peperomia alata
Piperaceae
Native
Pepper Cinnamon
Canella winterana
Canellaceae
Native
Pepper Elder
Peperomia pellucida
Piperaceae
Introduced
Pepperbush
Croton humilis
Euphorbiaceae
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.