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 1,489–1,536 of 3,013 plants in the Central region
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Lesser Hop Trefoil
Trifolium dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lesser Roundweed
Hyptis brevipes
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Lewton's Milkwort
Senega lewtonii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lignum-Vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Lilac Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Limestone Kaempferia
Kaempferia pulchra
Zingiberaceae
Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Limestone Spleenwort
Asplenium verecundum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Limestone Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris calcicola
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemic
Limewater Brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
Primulaceae
Native
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Lindheimer's Doveweed
Croton lindheimeri
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Lion's Ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Little Duckweed
Lemna obscura
Araceae
Native
Little Ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Little Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Orchidaceae
Native
Little Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Arecaceae
Introduced
Little White Soldiers
Drimiopsis maculata
Asparagaceae
Little-Leaf Tick-Clover
Desmodium ciliare
Fabaceae
Native
Littlebell
Ipomoea triloba
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Littleleaf Buckbrush
Ceanothus microphyllus
Rhamnaceae
Native
Littleleaf Sensitive-Briar
Mimosa microphylla
Fabaceae
Native
Livistona saribus
Arecaceae
Introduced
Lizard's Tail
Saururus cernuus
Saururaceae
Native
Lobed Coreopsis
Coreopsis auriculata
Asteraceae
Native
Loblolly Bay
Gordonia lasianthus
Theaceae
Native
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Pinaceae
Native
Lobster Claw Heliconia
Heliconia bihai
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Lolot Pepper
Piper sarmentosum
Piperaceae
Long Strapfern
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Polypodiaceae
Native
Long-Beaked Bald-Rush
Rhynchospora scirpoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Long-Horned Rein Orchid
Habenaria macroceratitis
Orchidaceae
Native
Long-Leaved Redtop-Panicgrass
Coleataenia longifolia
Poaceae
Native
Long-Tubercled Spikerush
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Longan
Dimocarpus longan
Sapindaceae
Introduced
Longbeard Bluestem
Anatherum longiberbe
Poaceae
Native
Longbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megaplumosa
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Longhorn Bog Orchid
Habenaria quinqueseta
Orchidaceae
Native
Longleaf Camphorweed
Pluchea longifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Longleaf Crabgrass
Digitaria gracillima
Poaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Longleaf Cupgrass
Eriochloa michauxii
Poaceae
Native
Longleaf Milkweed
Asclepias longifolia
Apocynaceae
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.