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 49–96 of 721 native plants in the Keys
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Big Pine Key Pricklypear
Opuntia abjecta
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Big Sandbur
Cenchrus myosuroides
Poaceae
Big-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Bindweed Dwarf Morning-Glory
Evolvulus convolvuloides
Convolvulaceae
Imperiled
Biscayne Prickly-Ash
Zanthoxylum coriaceum
Rutaceae
Imperiled
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Black Ironwood
Krugiodendron ferreum
Rhamnaceae
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Black Torch
Erithalis fruticosa
Rubiaceae
Blackbead
Pithecellobium keyense
Fabaceae
Blodgett's Silverbush
Argythamnia argothamnoides
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Blodgett's Swallow-Wort
Metastelma blodgettii
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Blolly
Guapira discolor
Nyctaginaceae
Blue Crowngrass
Paspalum caespitosum
Poaceae
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Blue Witchgrass
Dichanthelium caerulescens
Poaceae
Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
Poaceae
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Bracted Colicroot
Aletris bracteata
Nartheciaceae
Bracted Fanpetals
Sida ciliaris
Malvaceae
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Bristleseed Star Grass
Hypoxis wrightii
Hypoxidaceae
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Browne's Indian Rosewood
Dalbergia brownei
Fabaceae
Buccaneer Palm
Pseudophoenix sargentii
Arecaceae
Imperiled
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Button Sage
Lantana involucrata
Verbenaceae
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana
Rubiaceae
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.