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 1,825–1,872 of 1,886 native plants in the Central region
Wild Crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra
Malpighiaceae
Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangeaceae
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Fabaceae
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
Invasive II
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Woodland Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
Malvaceae
Imperiled
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
Aristolochiaceae
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
Endemic
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
Woolly Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Poaceae
Woollysheath Threeawn
Aristida lanosa
Poaceae
Wooly Spiderwort
Tradescantia sillamontana
Commelinaceae
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
Amaranthaceae
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
Cyperaceae
Wright's Plantain
Plantago wrightiana
Plantaginaceae
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Yaupon Blacksenna
Seymeria cassioides
Orobanchaceae
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum
Schisandraceae
Endemic
Yellow Bachelor's Button
Senega rugelii
Polygalaceae
Endemic
Yellow Butterwort
Pinguicula lutea
Lentibulariaceae
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
Orchidaceae
Yellow Hatpins
Syngonanthus flavidulus
Eriocaulaceae
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Yellow Jacobinia
Justicia aurea
Acanthaceae
Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemiaceae
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
Yellow Merremia
Camonea umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Yellow Mombin
Spondias mombin
Anacardiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.