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 865–912 of 2,609 plants in the South region
Florida Beargrass
Nolina atopocarpa
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bitterbush
Picramnia pentandra
Picramniaceae
Native
Florida Blazing Star
Liatris ohlingerae
Asteraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Boxwood
Schaefferia frutescens
Celastraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Chinchweed
Pectis linearifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Coastal Bluecurls
Trichostema floridanum
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Cockspur Grass
Echinochloa paludigena
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Dancing Lady Orchid
Tolumnia bahamensis
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Dock
Rumex floridanus
Polygonaceae
Native
Florida Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia maxima
Aristolochiaceae
Native
Florida False Boneset
Brickellia mosieri
Asteraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Feathershank
Schoenocaulon dubium
Melanthiaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Gamagrass
Tripsacum floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Milkpea
Galactia striata
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sedge
Carex vexans
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hoarypea
Tephrosia florida
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Jointtailgrass
Coelorachis tuberculosa
Poaceae
Native
Florida Keys Goldenrod
Solidago chrysopsis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Keys Noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Keys Nutrush
Scleria lithosperma
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Keys Thoroughwort
Koanophyllon villosum
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Florida Lupine
Lupinus floridanus
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
Celastraceae
Native
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Milkweed
Asclepias feayi
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Nailwort
Paronychia discoveryi
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Oncidium
Oncidium ensatum
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pimpernel
Lysimachia ovalis
Primulaceae
Native
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.