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Florida Native Plants
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Latin

Common

Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum

Blue Maidencane

Amyris elemifera

Torchwood

Andropogon brachystachys

Andropogon gerardii

Andropogon glomeratus

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Beardgrass

Andropogon glomeratus var. glaucopis

Purple Bluestem

Andropogon spp.

Bluestems

Andropogon ternarius

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Broomsedge

Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus

Annona glabra

Pond Apple

Apios americana

American Groundnut

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Columbine

Aralia spinosa

Devil's Walking Stick

Ardisia escalloniodes

Marlberry

Arisaema beyrichiana

Wiregrass

Arisaema dracontium

Green Dragon

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Asclepias perennis

Asclepias spp.

Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias variegata

Milkweed

Asimina obovata

Pawpaw

Asimina parviflora

Asimina spp.

Pawpaw

Asimina tetramera

Four-Pedal Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Common PawPaw

Aster carolinianus

Climbing Aster

Aster concolor

Blue Aster

Aster dumosus

Aster elliotti

Aster spp

Aster

Avicennia germinans

Black Mangrove

Baccharis halimifolia

Salt Bush

Bacopa caroliniana

Lemon Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

Water Hyssop

Bacopa spp.

Balduina angustifolia

Yellow Buttons

Baptisia alba

Batis maritima

Saltwort

Befaria racemosa

Tar-Flower

Beohmeria cylindrica

Berlandiera subacaulis

Greeneyes

Betula nigra

River Birch

Bidens laevis

Wild Goldenglow

Bignonia capreolata

Cross Vine

Blechnum serrulatum

Swamp Fern

Borrichia arborescens

Silver Sea Oxeye

Borrichia frutescens

Sea Oxeye Daisy

Bourreria succulenta

Strongbark

Brickelia cordifolia

Bursera simaruba

Gumbo Limbo

Byrsonima lucida

Locust Berry

Caillardia pulchella

Blanket Flower

Caillardia pulchella

Indian Blanket

Caladium jamaicense

Native Sawgrass

Calamintha spp.

Savory

Callicarpa americana

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'lactea'

White Beautyberry

Callirhoe papaver

Poppy Mallow

Calopogon tuberosus

Grass Pink

Calycanthus floridus

Sweet Shrub

Calycanthus floridus

Allspice

Calycanthus pallens

Spicewood

Calycanthus zuzygium

Myrtle-of-the-River

Campsis radicans

Trumpet Creeper

Canavalia rosea

Beach Bean

Canella winterana

Wild Cinnamon

Canna flaccida

Yellow Canna

Capparis cynophallophora

Jamaica Caper

Capparis flexuosa

Limber Caper

Carphephorus carnosus

Carphephorus corymbosus

Florida Painbrush

Carphephorus odoratissimus

Vanilla Plant

Carphephorus paniculatus

Deer Tongue

Carphephorus subtropicanus

Carpinus caroliniana

Blue Beech

Carpinus caroliniana

Hornbean

Cartaegus crus-galli

Carya alba

Mockernut Hickory

Carya aquatica

Water Hickory

Carya floridana

Scrub Hickory

Carya glabra

Pignut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Cassia clusiifolia

Seven-Year Apple

Castanea pumila

Chinquapin

Celthra alnifolia

Summersweet Clethra

Celthra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'

Summersweet Clethra cultivar

Celtis laevigata

Sugarberry

Celtis occidentalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush

Cercis canadensis

Redbud

Cerus gracilis

Prickly Apple

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista thyoides

White Cedar

Chamaecrista thyoides 'Okefenokee'

White Cedar 'Okefenokee'

Chamaecrista thyoides 'Red Star'

White Cedar 'Red Star'

Chasmanthium latifolium

River Oats

Chiococca alba

Snowberry

Chionanthus pygmaeus

Pygmy Fringetree

Chionanthus pygmaeus

Pygmy Fringe-Tree

Chionanthus virginicus

White Fringetree

Chrysobalanus icaco

Green Cocoplum

Chrysobalanus icaco "red Tip'

Cocoplum cultivar

Chrysobalanus icaco 'Horizontal'

Horizontal Cocoplum

Chrysocoma pauciflosculosa

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Satinleaf

Chrysopsis scabrella

Golden Aster

Citharexylum spinosum

Fiddlewood

Cliftonia monophylla

Black Titi

Cliftonia monophylla

Buckwheat Tree

Clusia rosea

Pitch Apple

Coccoloba diversifolia

Pigeon Plum

Coccoloba uvifera

Sea Grape

Coccothrinax argentata

Silver Palm

Colubrina arborescens

Coffe Colubrina

Colubrina elliptica

Nakedwood

Conocarpus erectus

Green Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus 'Crad-Sound'

Green Buttonwood cultivar

Conocarpus erectus 'Momba'

Green Buttonwood cultivar

Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus

Silver Buttonwood

Conoclinium coelestinum

Mist Flower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Ageratum

Conradina canescens

Scrub Mint

Conradina etonia

Etonia Mint

Conradina grandiflora

Pineland Mint

Conradina spp.

Scrub Mints

Cordia sebestena

Geiger Tree

Coreopsis floridana

October Daisy

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Tickseed

Coreopsis spp.

Tickseed

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus asperifolia

Roughleaf Dogwood

Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus foemina

Swamp Dogwood

Cornus stricta

Stiff Dogwood

Crataegus aestivalis

May Haw

Crataegus flava

Summer Haw

Crinum americanum

String Lilly

Crossopetalum ilicifolium

Quail Berry

Crossopetalum rhacoma

Rhacoma

Ctenium aromaticum

Cyperus odoratus

Flat Sedge

Cyrilla racemiflora

Ti-Ti

Cyrtopodium punctatum

Cowhorn Orchid

Cyrtopodium punctatum

Cigar Orchid

Dicerandra immaculata

Lakela's Mint

Dicerandra spp.

Scrub Mints

Dichanthelium commutatum

Diospyros virginiana

Common Persimmon

Distichlis spicata

Saltgrass

Dodonaea viscosa

Varnish Leaf

Drosera tracyi

Dew-Threads

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Southern Shield Fern

Drypetes diversifolia

Milkbark

Drypetes lateriflora

Guiana Plum

Dyschoriste oblongifolia

Twinflower

Echinacea purperea

Purple Coneflower

Eleocharis baldwinii

Slender Spikerush

Eleocharis celluslosa

Spikerush

Eleocharis geniculata

Spikerush

Eleocharis interstincta

Spikerush

Eleocharis spp.

Spikerush

Eleocharis vivipara

Vivaporus Spikerush

Elephantopus elatus

Tall Elephant's Foot

Elephantopus spp.

Elephant's Foot

Encyclia tampense

Butterfly Orchids

Epidendrum difforme

Umbelled Epidendrum

Equisetum hyemale

Horsetail

Equisetum spp.

Horsetail

Eragrostis elliottii

Elliot's Lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple Lovegrass

Eragrostis spp.

Lovegrass

Erithalis fruticosa

Black Torch

Ernodea littoralis

Golden Creeper

Eryngium aquaticum

Eryngium spp.

Snakeroot

Eryngium yuccifolium

Button Snakeroot

Erythrina herbacea

Cherokee Coral Bean

Erythrina herbacea

Coral Bean

Eugenia axillaris

White Stopper

Eugenia confus

Redberry Stopper

Eugenia foetida

Spanish Stopper

Eugenia rhombrea

Red Stopper

Euonymus americanus

Strawberry Bush

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Euthamia caroliniana

Slender Goldenrod

Exothea paniculata

Butterbough

Exothea paniculata

Inkwood

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

Ficus aurea

Stangler Fig

Ficus citrifolia

Short Leaf Fig

Flaveria linearis

Yellowtop

Forestiera segregata

Florifa Privet

Forestiera segregata 'pineland'

Pineland Florida Privet

Fraxinus americana

White Ash

Fraxinus caroliniana

Pop Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Ash

Galylussacia dumosa

Dwarf Huckelberry

Garberia heterophylla

Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina Jessamine

Genipa clusiifolia

Seven-Year Apple

Glandularia maritima

Beach Verbena

Glandularia tampensis

Tampa Verbena

Gordonia lasianthus

Loblolly Bay

Gossypium hirsutum

Wild Cotton

Guajacum sanctum

Native Lignum Vitae

Guapira discolor

Blolly

Guzmania monostachya

Gymnanthes lucida

Crabwood

Halesia diptera

Two-Winged Silverbell

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch Hazel

Hamelia patens

Firebush

Hamelia patens 'Compacta'

Firebush

Harperocallis flava

Harper's Beauty

Hartwrightia floridana

Helenium vernale

Spring Sizzleweed

Helianthus angustifolius

Narrow-Leaf Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Dune Sunflower

Helianthus radula

Rayless Sunflower

Heliotropium angiospermum

Scorpiontail

Heliotropium curassavicum

Seaside Heliotrope

Hibiscus coccineus

Scarlet Hibiscus

Hibiscus grandiflorus

Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose Mallow

Hibiscus spp.

Hydrangea quercifolia

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrocotyle umbellata

Water Pennywort

Hymenocallis latifolia

Spider Lilly

Hymenocallis spp.

Hypericum chapmanii

St. John's Wart

Hypericum fasciculatum

St. John's Wart

Hypericum galiodes

Hypericum hypericoides

St. Andrew's Cross

Hypericum lissophloeus

Hypericum reductum

Scrub Wart

Hypericum spp.

St. John's Wart

Ilex attenuata "Fosteri'

Holly

Ilex attenuata "Savannah'

Holly

Ilex attenuata 'East Palatka"

Holly

Ilex cassine

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia

Myrtle-Leaved Holly

Ilex decidua

Ilex glabra

Gallberry

Ilex glabra

Inkberry

Ilex glabra 'Compacta'

Gallberry cultivar

Ilex krugiana

Krug's Holly

Ilex opaca

American Holly

Ilex opaca var. arenicola

Scrub Holly

Ilex spp.

Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Schillings

Ilex vomitoria

Schellings Dwarf

Ilex vomitoria 'Mobile'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Pride of Houston'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Shadows Bigleaf'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Weeping Yaupon'

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Ilex vomitoria 'Will Fleming' upright

Yaupon Holly cultivar

Illicium floridanum

Anise

Illicium floridanum 'Alba'

Anise cultivar

Illicium parviflorum

Yellow Anise

Illicium spp.

Anise

Ionopsis utricularioides

Ionopsis

Ipomoea imperati

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea microdactyla

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Railroad Vine

Ipomopsis rubra

Standing Cypress

Iris hexagona

Blue Flag Iris

Iris virginica

Blue Flag Iris

Itea virginica

Virginia Willow

Itea virginica

Sweetspire

Iva frutescens

Marsh Elder

Iva imbricata

Beach Elder

Jacquemontia curtisii

Pineland Clustervine

Jacquemontia pentanthos

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Juncus effusus

Softrush

Juncus roemerianus

Black Rush

Juniperus silicicola

Southern Red Cedar

Juniperus spp.

Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Cedar

Justicia cooleyi

Krugiodendron ferrum

Black Ironwood

Lachnanthes caroliana

Redroot

Laguncularia racemosa

White Mangrove

Lantana depressa

Pineland Trailing Lantana

Lantana involucrata

Wild Sage

Lantana involucrata

Native White Lantana

Leersia oryzoides

Leucothoe axillaris

Dog-Hobble

Leucothoe racemosa

Dog-Hobble

Liatris chapmanii

Liatris gracilis

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Blazing Star

Liatris spp.

Blazing Star

Liatris spp.

Gayfeather

Liatris tenuifolia

Narrow-Leaved Liatris

Liatris tenuifolia var. quadrifolia

Narrow-Leaved Liatris

Licania michauxii

Gopher Apple

Lilium catesbaei

Pine Lily

Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'rotundiloba'

Seedless Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Poplar

Litsea aestivalis

Pondspice

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia glandulosa

Lonicera sempervirens

Coral Honeysuckle

Ludwigia repens

Water Primrose

Lupinus villosus

Lady Lupine

Lycium carolinianum

Christmas Berry

Lyonia ferruginea

Rusty Lyonia

Lyonia fruticosa

Staggerbush

Lyonia lucida

Fetterbush

Lyonia spp.

Lysiloma latisiliquum

Wild Tamarind

Lysiloma latisiliquum

Bahama Lysiloma

Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei

Ashe Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Sweet Bay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Florida Sweet Bay

Malus angustifolia

Southern Crabapple

Mimosa strigillosa

Sunshine Mimosa

Monarda punctata

Dotted Horsemint

Morus rubra

Red Mullberry

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Hairgrass

Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes

Gulf Muhly

Myrcianthes fragrans

Simpson's Stopper

Myrica cerifera

Wax Myrtle

Myrica cerifera 'Dwarf'

Dwarf Wax Myrtle

Nemastylis floridana

Celestial Lily

Nephrolepis biserrata

Giant Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis spp.

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis spp.

Boston Fern

Nolina brittoniana

Britton's Beargrass

Nuphar lutea

Spatterdock

Nymphaea mexicana

Yellow Water Lilly

Nymphaea odorata

Fragrant Water Lilly

Nyssa aquatica

Water Tupelo

Nyssa sylvanica

Sour Tuperlo

Nyssa sylvanica var. bifloa

Swamp Tupelo

Ocotea coriacea

Lancewood

Oenothera speciosa

White Evening-Primrose

Okenia hypogaea

Beach Peanut

Oncidium floridanum

Florida Oncidium

Oplismenus hirtellus

Basket Grass

Opuntia humifusa

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia spinosissima

Semaphore Cactus

Osmanthus megacarpus

Scrub Wild Olive

Osmunda regalis

Royal Fern

Ostrya virginiana

American Hop Hornbeam

Oxydendrum aboreum

Oxypolis filiformis

Water Dropwort

Palafoxia feayi

Palafoxia integrifolia

Panicum amarum

Panic Grass

Panicum anceps

Panicum hemitomon

Maidencane

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'

Switchgrass

Paranea punctata

Myrsine

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virgina Creeper

Paspalum distichum

Salt Jointgrass

Paspalum monostachyum

Paspalum vaginatum

Seashore Paspalum

Passifloa suberosa

Corky Stem Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Passionflower

Peltandra virginica

Arrow Arum

Penstemon australis

Pink Beard Tongue

Penstemon multiflorus

Beardtongue

Pentalinon luteum

Wild Allamanda

Peperomia humilis

Persea borbonia

Florida Red Bay

Persea borbonia var. humilis

Silk Bay

Persea palustris

Swamp Bay

Pharus glaber

Creeping Grass

Phlox drummondii

Wild Phlox

Phlox spp.

Phlox

Phoebanthus grandiflorus

Photinia pyrifolia

Chokeberry

Physostegia purpurea

False Dragonhead

Physostegia spp.

False Dragonhead

Pieris phillyreifolia

Piloblephis rigida

Florida Pennyroyal

Pinckneya bracteata

Fever-Tree

Pinquicula lutea

Butterwort

Pinus clausa

Sand Pine

Pinus elliottii

Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii var. densa

South Florida Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii var. elliottii

North Florida Slash Pine

Pinus glabra

Spruce Pine

Pinus palustris

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Southern Yellow Pine

Pinus serotina

Pond Pine

Pinus taeda

Loblolly Pine

Piptochaetium avenacioides

Florida Needlegrass

Piscidia piscipula

Jamaica Dogwood

Pithecellobium keyense

Blackbead

Pityopsis garminifolia

Golden Aster

Plantago virginica

Plantanus occidentalis

Sycamore

Platanthera cristata

Crested Fringed-Orchid

Plumbago scandens

Wild Plumbago

Polygala cruciata

Milkwort

Polygonatum biflorum

Polygonella fimbriata

Sandhill Wireweed

Polygonella polygama

October Flower

Polygonum spp.

Smartweed

Polyrrhiza lindenii

Ghost Orchid

Polystrichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

Pontederia cordata

Pickerel Weed

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood

Prunus americana

American Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus caroliniana

Cheery Laurel

Prunus serotina

Black Cheery

Prunus umbellata

Flatwoods Plum

Pseudophoenix sargentii

Sargent's Cherry Palm

Psidium longipes

Long-Stalked Stopper

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Bahama Coffee

Psychotria nervosa

Shiny Leaf Wild Coffee

Psychotria sulzneri

Softleaf Wild Coffee

Ptelea trifoliata

Wafer Ash

Ptercaulon pycnostachyum

Blackroot

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken Fern

Quercus alba

White Oak

Quercus chapmanii

Chapman Oak

Quercus geminata

Sand Live Oak

Quercus hemisphaerica

Laurel Oak

Quercus incana

Bluejack Oak

Quercus inopina

Scrub Oak

Quercus laevis

Turkey Oak

Quercus laurifolia

Laurel Oak

Quercus laurifolia

Swamp Oak

Quercus lyrara

Overcup Oak

Quercus margaretta

Quercus michauxii

Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

Myrtle Oak

Quercus nigra

Water Oak

Quercus pagoda

Cherrybark

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak

Quercus pumila

Running Oak

Quercus shumardii

Shumard Oak

Quercus sinuata

Bluff Oak

Quercus stellata

Post Oak

Quercus virginiana

Live Oak

Quercus x comptonae

Randia aculeata

White Indigo Berry

Ratibida pinnata

Yellow Cone Flower

Reynosia septentrionalis

Darling Plum

Rhamnus caroliniana

Carolina Buckthorn

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Needle Palm

Rhexia alifanus

Meadow Beauty

Rhexia lutea

Yellow Meadow Beauty

Rhizophora mangle

Red Mangrove

Rhododendron austrinum

Florida Azalea

Rhododendron austrinum

Yellow Wild Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Florida Pinxter Azalea

Rhododendron chapmanii

Chapman's Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp.

Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Swamp Azalea

Rhus copallium

Winged Sumac

Rhus glabra

Rhynchospora spp.

Beak Rush

Rosa palustris

Swamp Rose

Roystonea regia

Florida Royal Palm

Rudbeckia hirta

Blackeyed Susan

Rudbeckia spp.

Blackeyed Susan

Ruellia caroliniensis

Wild Petunia

Sabal etonia

Florida scrub palmetto

Sabal minor

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Blue-stem Palmetto

Sabal palmetto

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Sabal Palm

Saccharum giganteus

Giant Plumegrass

Sagittaria framinea

Sagittaria lancifolia

Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Duck Potato

Sagittaria subulata

Dwarf Arrowhead

Salix caroliniana

Coastal Plain Willow

Salix humilis

Salix nigra

Salvia coccinea

Red Sage

Salvia coccinea

Tropical Sage

Salvia lyrata

Lyre-Leaved Sage

Salvia serotina