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 344 plants starting with P
Pacara Earpod Tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pacific Island Flatsedge
Cyperus cyperoides
Cyperaceae
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Pain-In-The-Back
Trema lamarckianum
Cannabaceae
NativeImperiled
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Painter's-Palette
Anthurium andraeanum
Araceae
Native
Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
Orchidaceae
Native
Pale Green Orchid
Platanthera flava
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Pale Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Pale Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia alata
Sarraceniaceae
Native
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Tasselflower
Emilia praetermissa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Pale-Leaved Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Palm Fern
Blechnum appendiculatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Palm Grass
Curculigo capitulata
Hypoxidaceae
Introduced
Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Native
Palmgrass
Setaria palmifolia
Poaceae
Introduced
Palmleaf Rockcap Fern
Pecluma ptilotos
Polypodiaceae
Native
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
Poaceae
Introduced
Pan American Balsamscale
Elionurus tripsacoides
Poaceae
Native
Panama Crowngrass
Paspalum fimbriatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Panama Queen
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Acanthaceae
Panama Rose
Arachnothryx leucophylla
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Panhandle Meadowbeauty
Rhexia salicifolia
Melastomataceae
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
Paper Nailwort
Paronychia chartacea
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Paperwhite
Narcissus papyraceus
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
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
Paraguayan Starburr
Acanthospermum australe
Asteraceae
Parasitic Ghostplant
Voyria parasitica
Gentianaceae
Native
Parasol Sedge
Carex umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Pariparoba
Piper umbellatum
Piperaceae
Introduced
Paris Daisy
Euryops chrysanthemoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Parrot Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia psittacina
Sarraceniaceae
Native
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Haloragaceae
Introduced
Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
Rosaceae
Native
Parsley Spleenwort
Asplenium cristatum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Native
Paspalum blodgettii
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.