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 241–288 of 1,886 native plants in the Central region
Canby's Club-Bulrush
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
Cyperaceae
Candy Corn Plant
Cuphea micropetala
Lythraceae
Candyroot
Senega nana
Polygalaceae
Capillary Hairsedge
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Cyperaceae
Carapa guianensis
Meliaceae
Cardinal Airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Campanulaceae
Caribbean Clearweed
Pilea herniarioides
Urticaceae
Caribbean Purple Everlasting
Gamochaeta antillana
Asteraceae
Caribbean Seagrass
Halophila decipiens
Hydrocharitaceae
Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
Rhamnaceae
Carolina Crane's-Bill
Geranium carolinianum
Geraniaceae
Carolina Desert-Chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Asteraceae
Carolina Fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
Cabombaceae
Carolina Fimbry
Fimbristylis caroliniana
Cyperaceae
Carolina Grasswort
Lilaeopsis carolinensis
Apiaceae
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
Solanaceae
Carolina Indigo
Indigofera caroliniana
Fabaceae
Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
Rosaceae
Carolina Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
Phyllanthaceae
Carolina Lovegrass
Eragrostis pectinacea
Poaceae
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Apocynaceae
Carolina Ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Convolvulaceae
Carolina Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Haemodoraceae
Carolina Rockrose
Crocanthemum carolinianum
Cistaceae
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Carolina Scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Carolina Sea Lavender
Limonium carolinianum
Plumbaginaceae
Carolina Snailseed
Nephroia carolina
Menispermaceae
Carolina Vervain
Verbena carnea
Verbenaceae
Carolina Water-Hyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
Plantaginaceae
Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
Salicaceae
Carolina Wolfberry
Lycium carolinianum
Solanaceae
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Carter's Mustard
Warea carteri
Brassicaceae
EndemicImperiled
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Anacardiaceae
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Euphorbiaceae
Catbells
Baptisia perfoliata
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Gentianaceae
Catclaw Blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Fabaceae
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmaceae
Celestial Lily
Nemastylis floridana
Iridaceae
Endemic
Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
Scrophulariaceae
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
Primulaceae
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Chapman's Arrowhead
Sagittaria chapmanii
Alismataceae
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Cyperaceae
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.