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 72 native plants in the South region, starting with T
Tabasco Pepper
Capsicum frutescens
Solanaceae
Tailed Strapfern
Campyloneurum costatum
Polypodiaceae
Tall Dodder
Cuscuta exaltata
Convolvulaceae
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Asteraceae
Tall Jointweed
Polygonella gracilis
Polygonaceae
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Senega cymosa
Polygalaceae
Tall Spiral Orchid
Cyclopogon elatus
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Tall Threeawn
Aristida patula
Poaceae
Endemic
Tall Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris platylepis
Xyridaceae
Tampa Mock-Vervain
Glandularia tampensis
Verbenaceae
EndemicImperiled
Tampa Prairie Clover
Dalea adenopoda
Fabaceae
EndemicImperiled
Tapered Rush
Juncus acuminatus
Juncaceae
Taperleaf Waterhorehound
Lycopus rubellus
Lamiaceae
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Tawnyberry Holly
Ilex krugiana
Aquifoliaceae
Teal Lovegrass
Eragrostis hypnoides
Poaceae
Ten-Angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulaceae
Tenlobe False Foxglove
Agalinis obtusifolia
Orobanchaceae
Teramnus labialis
Fabaceae
Terrestrial Water-Starwort
Callitriche terrestris
Plantaginaceae
Tex-Mex Tobacco
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
Solanaceae
Texas Ebony
Ebenopsis ebano
Fabaceae
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Verbenaceae
Texas Madeiravine
Anredera vesicaria
Basellaceae
Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Paspalum arundinaceum
Poaceae
Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Urochloa adspersa
Poaceae
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Thompson's Yucca
Yucca thompsoniana
Asparagaceae
Threadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria filiformis
Alismataceae
Threadleaf Beaksedge
Rhynchospora filifolia
Cyperaceae
Three-Ribbed Arrowgrass
Triglochin striata
Juncaginaceae
Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Cyperaceae
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Tiny Milkwort
Senega smallii
Polygalaceae
EndemicImperiled
Tongue-Shape Bogmat
Wolffiella lingulata
Araceae
Toothache Grass
Ctenium aromaticum
Poaceae
Toothcup
Rotala ramosior
Lythraceae
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Toothed Spleenwort
Asplenium dentatum
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Tough Bully
Sideroxylon tenax
Sapotaceae
Tourist Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceae
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
Asteraceae
Tree Seaside Tansy
Borrichia arborescens
Asteraceae
Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Euphorbiaceae
Treemoss Bristle Fern
Trichomanes krausii
Hymenophyllaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.