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 1,537–1,584 of 1,666 native plants in the South region
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
Blechnaceae
Imperiled
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae
Virginia Dwarfdandelion
Krigia virginica
Asteraceae
Virginia Marsh St. John's-Wort
Hypericum virginicum
Hypericaceae
Virginia Pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Brassicaceae
Virginia Snakeroot
Aristolochia serpentaria
Aristolochiaceae
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Iteaceae
Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
Cyperaceae
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
Invasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Wax Privet
Peperomia glabella
Piperaceae
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
Endemic
West Indian Cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
Rosaceae
West Indian Cock's Comb
Celosia nitida
Amaranthaceae
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Bromeliaceae
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.