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 2,305–2,352 of 4,638 plants
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Levant Cotton
Gossypium herbaceum
Malvaceae
Lewton's Milkwort
Senega lewtonii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Libidibia punctata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Licorice Bedstraw
Galium circaezans
Rubiaceae
Native
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
Lima Bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Fabaceae
Native
Limestone Forest Sedge
Carex superata
Cyperaceae
Native
Limestone Kaempferia
Kaempferia pulchra
Zingiberaceae
Limestone Meadow Sedge
Carex granularis
Cyperaceae
Native
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
Lindley's Butterflybush
Buddleja lindleyana
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Lined Sedge
Carex striatula
Cyperaceae
Native
Lion's Ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Lion's Foot Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus serpentaria
Asteraceae
Native
Lipsticktree
Bixa orellana
Bixaceae
Native
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Little Barley
Hordeum pusillum
Poaceae
Native
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Poaceae
Native
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
Aristolochiaceae
Native
Little Bur-Clover
Medicago minima
Fabaceae
Introduced
Little Duckweed
Lemna obscura
Araceae
Native
Little Floatingheart
Nymphoides cordata
Menyanthaceae
Native
Little Ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Little Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Orchidaceae
Native
Little Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Arecaceae
Introduced
Little Quaking-Grass
Briza minor
Poaceae
Introduced
Little Strongbark
Bourreria havanensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Little White Soldiers
Drimiopsis maculata
Asparagaceae
Little-Leaf Tick-Clover
Desmodium ciliare
Fabaceae
Native
Littlebell
Ipomoea triloba
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Littlehead Nutrush
Scleria oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
Rosaceae
Native
Littleleaf Buckbrush
Ceanothus microphyllus
Rhamnaceae
Native
Littleleaf Milkpea
Galactia microphylla
Fabaceae
Native
Littleleaf Milkwort
Senega brevifolia
Polygalaceae
Native
Littleleaf Sensitive-Briar
Mimosa microphylla
Fabaceae
Native
Littlewoman
Salvia serotina
Lamiaceae
Native
Livistona saribus
Arecaceae
Introduced
Lizard's Tail
Saururus cernuus
Saururaceae
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.