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 53 plants starting with Y
Yaupon Blacksenna
Seymeria cassioides
Orobanchaceae
Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Yefen
Fuirena umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum
Schisandraceae
NativeEndemic
Yellow Bachelor's Button
Senega rugelii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemic
Yellow Butterwort
Pinguicula lutea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Yellow Carolina Milkvine
Matelea flavidula
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Native
Yellow Corydalis
Corydalis flavula
Papaveraceae
Native
Yellow Corydalis
Pseudo-fumaria lutea
Papaveraceae
Introduced
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Yellow Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium flavum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
Asteraceae
Native
Yellow Flame Tree
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Fortnight Lily
Dietes bicolor
Iridaceae
Introduced
Yellow Foxtail
Setaria pumila
Poaceae
Introduced
Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
Orchidaceae
Native
Yellow Geiger
Cordia lutea
Boraginaceae
Yellow Hatpins
Syngonanthus flavidulus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Yellow Hibiscus
Cienfuegosia yucatanensis
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Iridaceae
Introduced
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 Meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
Melastomataceae
NativeImperiled
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 Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
Passifloraceae
Native
Yellow Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia flava
Sarraceniaceae
Native
Yellow Poinciana
Peltophorum dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Screwstem
Bartonia virginica
Gentianaceae
Native
Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Squirrel-Banana
Deeringothamnus rugelii
Annonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Yellow Star Grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet Flower
Tecoma stans
Bignoniaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Tabebuia aurea
Bignoniaceae
Yellow Vetch
Vicia lutea
Fabaceae
Introduced
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.