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 721 native plants in the Keys
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Florida Gamagrass
Tripsacum floridanum
Poaceae
Imperiled
Florida Hammock Milkpea
Galactia striata
Fabaceae
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Florida Keys Goldenrod
Solidago chrysopsis
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Florida Keys Noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Florida Keys Nutrush
Scleria lithosperma
Cyperaceae
Florida Keys Thoroughwort
Koanophyllon villosum
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
Celastraceae
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
Endemic
Florida Semaphore Cactus
Consolea corallicola
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Florida Silver Palm
Coccothrinax argentata
Arecaceae
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Florida Thatch Palm
Thrinax radiata
Arecaceae
Florida Threeawn
Aristida floridana
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Water Aster
Symphyotrichum fontinale
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Florida Whitetop
Rhynchospora floridensis
Cyperaceae
Florida Yellowtops
Flaveria floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Fourspike Heliotrope
Euploca procumbens
Boraginaceae
Fragrant Beaksedge
Rhynchospora odorata
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Prickly-Apple
Harrisia fragrans
Cactaceae
Endemic
Fragrant Swallow-Wort
Metastelma northropiae
Apocynaceae
Fringed Nutrush
Scleria ciliata
Cyperaceae
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Garber's Sandmat
Euphorbia garberi
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Genip
Melicoccus bijugatus
Sapindaceae
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Goatweed
Capraria biflora
Scrophulariaceae
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
Pteridaceae
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Grass-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
Alismataceae
Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus marginatus
Juncaceae
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Graytwig
Schoepfia schreberi
Schoepfiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.