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 1–36 of 36 plants in the South region, starting with Y
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Yefen
Fuirena umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Yellow Bachelor's Button
Senega rugelii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemic
Yellow Butterwort
Pinguicula lutea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Native
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Yellow Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium flavum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flame Tree
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Fortnight Lily
Dietes bicolor
Iridaceae
Introduced
Yellow Geiger
Cordia lutea
Boraginaceae
Yellow Hatpins
Syngonanthus flavidulus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Yellow Jacobinia
Justicia aurea
Acanthaceae
Native
Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemiaceae
Native
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
Native
Yellow Leafbract
Malachra alceifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Merremia
Camonea umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Yellow Mombin
Spondias mombin
Anacardiaceae
Native
Yellow Mussaenda
Pseudomussaenda flava
Rubiaceae
Yellow Nickerbean
Guilandina major
Fabaceae
Native
Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Yellow Poinciana
Peltophorum dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Screwstem
Bartonia virginica
Gentianaceae
Native
Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet Flower
Tecoma stans
Bignoniaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Tabebuia aurea
Bignoniaceae
Yellow Walking Iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
Iridaceae
Native
Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop
Mecardonia procumbens
Plantaginaceae
Native
Yellowseed False Pimpernel
Lindernia dubia
Linderniaceae
Native
Yerba De Guava
Coccocypselum hirsutum
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Yerba De Jicotea
Ludwigia erecta
Onagraceae
Native
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
Annonaceae
Introduced
Young Palm Orchid
Tropidia polystachya
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.