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 1,729–1,776 of 1,886 native plants in the Central region
Vanillaleaf
Trilisa odoratissima
Asteraceae
Variable Witchgrass
Dichanthelium commutatum
Poaceae
Varicolored Spleenwort
Asplenium heterochroum
Aspleniaceae
Velvet-Leaf Milkweed
Asclepias tomentosa
Apocynaceae
Velvet-Leafed Wild Coffee
Psychotria tenuifolia
Rubiaceae
Velvetleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium viridiflorum
Fabaceae
Venus's Looking-Glass
Triodanis biflora
Campanulaceae
Viperina
Zornia bracteata
Fabaceae
Virgin's-Bower
Clematis virginiana
Ranunculaceae
Virginia Bunchflower
Melanthium virginicum
Melanthiaceae
Imperiled
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
Blechnaceae
Imperiled
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae
Virginia Dwarfdandelion
Krigia virginica
Asteraceae
Virginia Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola virginiana
Plantaginaceae
Virginia Marbleseed
Lithospermum virginianum
Boraginaceae
Virginia Marsh St. John's-Wort
Hypericum virginicum
Hypericaceae
Virginia Meadowbeauty
Rhexia virginica
Melastomataceae
Imperiled
Virginia Pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Brassicaceae
Virginia Snakeroot
Aristolochia serpentaria
Aristolochiaceae
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Iteaceae
Vittaria graminifolia
Pteridaceae
Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
Cyperaceae
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Wand Blackroot
Pterocaulon virgatum
Asteraceae
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Wand-Like Threeawn
Aristida virgata
Poaceae
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
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 Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Apiaceae
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.