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 1,969–2,016 of 3,013 plants in the Central region
Prickly Fanpetals
Sida spinosa
Malvaceae
Introduced
Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Asteraceae
Introduced
Prickly Sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Asteraceae
Introduced
Pride of Bolivia
Tipuana tipu
Fabaceae
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Introduced
Primrose Jasmine
Jasminum mesnyi
Oleaceae
Introduced
Primrose-Leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
Violaceae
Native
Princess of the Night
Selenicereus pteranthus
Cactaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Privet Senna
Senna ligustrina
Fabaceae
Native
Proso Millet
Panicum miliaceum
Poaceae
Introduced
Prostrate Globe-Amaranth
Gomphrena celosioides
Amaranthaceae
Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Pseuderanthemum alatum
Acanthaceae
Native
Puerto Rican Witchgrass
Dichanthelium portoricense
Poaceae
Native
Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
Puna
Ehretia acuminata
Boraginaceae
Puncture Vine
Tribulus terrestris
Zygophyllaceae
Introduced
Punting Pole Bamboo
Bambusa tuldoides
Poaceae
Purple Allamanda
Allamanda blanchetii
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Purple Amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Purple Bladderwort
Utricularia purpurea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Purple Bluestem
Anatherum cretaceum
Poaceae
Native
Purple Bush-Bean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Fabaceae
Native
Purple Cleome
Cleome rutidosperma
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Purple Cudweed
Gamochaeta purpurea
Asteraceae
Native
Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
Orobanchaceae
Native
Purple Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Purple Hoarypea
Tephrosia purpurea
Fabaceae
Native
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Poaceae
Native
Purple Nutsedge
Cyperus rotundus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Passifloraceae
Native
Purple Porterweed
Stachytarpheta frantzii
Verbenaceae
Native
Purple Sandgrass
Triplasis purpurea
Poaceae
Native
Purple Threeawn
Aristida purpurea
Poaceae
Introduced
Purple Yam
Dioscorea alata
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Purpletop Tridens
Tridens flavus
Poaceae
Native
Purpletop Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Purpletop Vervain
Verbena incompta
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Pursh's Milkpea
Galactia purshii
Fabaceae
Native
Purslane Speedwell
Veronica peregrina
Plantaginaceae
Native
Pussyfoot
Praxelis clematidea
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Arecaceae
Introduced
Pygmy Fringetree
Chionanthus pygmaeus
Oleaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pygmy Hawthorn
Crataegus lepida
Rosaceae
Pygmy Starwort
Stellaria parva
Caryophyllaceae
Quail Grass
Celosia argentea
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Queen of Philippines
Mussaenda philippica
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.