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 1–48 of 1,666 native plants in the South region
Abrupt-Tipped Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron augescens
Thelypteridaceae
Abscised Spleenwort
Asplenium abscissum
Aspleniaceae
Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
Malpighiaceae
Acisanthera quadrata
Melastomataceae
Alamo Vine
Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae
Alkali Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Boraginaceae
Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
Marantaceae
Alligator Lily
Hymenocallis palmeri
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Allspice
Pimenta dioica
Myrtaceae
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Asparagaceae
Amauropelta sancta
Thelypteridaceae
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
American Bird's-Nest Fern
Asplenium serratum
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
American Century Plant
Agave americana
Asparagaceae
American Coinwort
Centella erecta
Apiaceae
American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
Poaceae
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Ulmaceae
Imperiled
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
American Germander
Teucrium canadense
Lamiaceae
American Groundnut
Apios americana
Fabaceae
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Aquifoliaceae
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Nelumbonaceae
American Melonleaf
Cayaponia americana
Cucurbitaceae
American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
Santalaceae
American Nailwort
Paronychia americana
Caryophyllaceae
American Perennial Sandgrass
Triplasis americana
Poaceae
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Osmundaceae
American Searocket
Cakile edentula
Brassicaceae
American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae
American Snowbell
Styrax americanus
Styracaceae
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Altingiaceae
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bignoniaceae
American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Fagaceae
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaeaceae
Angle-Stem Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Onagraceae
Anglepod
Gonolobus suberosus
Apocynaceae
Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Asteraceae
Annual Sea-Purslane
Sesuvium maritimum
Aizoaceae
Annual Seepweed
Suaeda linearis
Amaranthaceae
Appressed Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella appressa
Lycopodiaceae
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Apocynaceae
Arcadian St. John's Wort
Hypericum edisonianum
Hypericaceae
EndemicImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.