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 481–528 of 2,609 plants in the South region
Coastal Plain Rattlebox
Crotalaria purshii
Fabaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
Native
Coastal Ragweed
Ambrosia hispida
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Red Milkwood
Mimusops afra
Sapotaceae
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Chrysopsis scabrella
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Native
Coccoloba × hybrida
Polygonaceae
Native
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Coconut Orchid
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Rubiaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Coffee Colubrina
Colubrina arborescens
Rhamnaceae
Native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cohune Palm
Attalea cohune
Arecaceae
Native
Coinvine
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
Fabaceae
Native
Coker's Beach Creeper
Ernodea cokeri
Rubiaceae
Imperiled
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
Primulaceae
Native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Colubrina cubensis
Rhamnaceae
Native
Columbian Watermeal
Wolffia columbiana
Araceae
Native
Comb Bushmint
Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Combleaf Blacksenna
Seymeria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Native
Combleaf Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Combretum farinosum
Combretaceae
Introduced
Common Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fabaceae
Native
Common Bird-Of-Paradise Flower
Strelitzia reginae
Strelitziaceae
Introduced
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Native
Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Flax
Linum usitatissimum
Linaceae
Introduced
Common Fringe-Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Cyperaceae
Native
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.