Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii Native
Native in 66 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Florida native plants
USDA PLANTS records 295 plants as native to Florida (FL) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Florida native plant list
This list has 295 Florida natives that nurseries routinely sell: 89 trees, 45 shrubs, 72 wildflowers, 75 grasses and sedges, 4 ferns and 10 vines. The most widespread include American Beautyberry, Inkberry and Grassleaf Rush, each recorded as native in at least 66 of Florida's 67 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in all 67 of Florida’s counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 63 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 66 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 62 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 65 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in all 67 of Florida’s counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 63 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 64 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 50 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 60 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 63 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 62 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 62 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Dahoon – Ilex cassine Native
Native in 60 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 63 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 61 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 54 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana Native
Native in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 39 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Shining Fetterbush – Lyonia lucida Native
Native in 62 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 61 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 54 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 58 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 61 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 60 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 53 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Southern Live Oak – Quercus virginiana Native
Native in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 60 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 53 of Florida’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Bayhops – Ipomoea pes-caprae Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 56 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 58 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 49 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Purple Bushbean – Macroptilium atropurpureum Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia Native
Native in 53 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Saw Palmetto – Serenoa repens Native
Native in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 58 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 48 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 52 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 48 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A vine for full sun.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 52 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 55 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 55 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 47 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 51 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 53 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 53 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 48 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 39 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 50 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 40 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 47 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Large Gallberry – Ilex coriacea Native
Native in 36 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 12 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hairy Chaffhead – Carphephorus paniculatus Native
Native in 50 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 39 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pond Cypress – Taxodium ascendens Native
Native in 47 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 36 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 48 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Lob Lolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus Native
Native in 46 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with early summer flowers.
Bedstraw St. Johnswort – Hypericum galioides Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 2.5 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 48 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 32 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Redbay – Persea borbonia Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bushy Seaside Tansy – Borrichia frutescens Native
Native in 29 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 2.6 ft for full sun.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 42 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 29 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 42 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 35 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 42 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sand Cordgrass – Spartina bakeri Native
Native in 29 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 39 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 28 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Seashore Dropseed – Sporobolus virginicus Native
Native in 27 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 38 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 27 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Gulf Coast Spikerush – Eleocharis cellulosa Native
Native in 26 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Yaupon – Ilex vomitoria Native
Native in 37 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 27 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 26 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 33 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Spanish Bayonet – Yucca aloifolia Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 32 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Coast Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Seaoats – Uniola paniculata Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Turtleweed – Batis maritima Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 1 in for full sun.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pond Pine – Pinus serotina Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Carolina Desert-Thorn – Lycium carolinianum Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 9 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 31 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Hopseed Bush – Dodonaea viscosa Native
Native in 15 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Seashore Paspalum – Paspalum vaginatum Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 26 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Scentless Bayberry – Morella inodora Native
Native in 14 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 23 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 25 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 19 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 25 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Needlegrass Rush – Juncus roemerianus Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Beach Naupaka – Scaevola sericea Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy flowers.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 24 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sarvis Holly – Ilex amelanchier Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 11 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 23 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 11 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Mangrove – Avicennia germinans Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 10 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 18 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 17 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
May Hawthorn – Crataegus aestivalis Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Yellow Bells – Tecoma stans Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy flowers and showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Ogeechee Tupelo – Nyssa ogeche Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Dwarf Fothergilla – Fothergilla gardenii Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 15 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 22 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Gulf Cordgrass – Spartina spartinae Native
Native in 15 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 15 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 21 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Spruce Pine – Pinus glabra Native
Native in 20 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 17 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 16 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Wild Tantan – Desmanthus virgatus Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 11 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Seagrape – Coccoloba uvifera Native
Native in 15 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 10 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 14 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 14 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 14 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 14 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 13 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 12 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 11 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 11 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 10 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Tietongue – Coccoloba diversifolia Native
Native in 9 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 8 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 7 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 6 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sugar Apple – Annona squamosa Native
Native in 5 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 4 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Gregorywood – Bucida buceras Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
West Indian Mahogany – Swietenia mahagoni Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Cinnamon – Canella winterana Native
Native in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 33 ft, with showy fruit.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 2 of Florida’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Calabash Tree – Crescentia cujete Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 33 ft, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Lignum-Vitae – Guaiacum officinale Native
Native in 1 of Florida’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 211 of these 295 plants as native in fewer than half of Florida’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Florida’s own list regulates 72 plants. None of them is on this page. Florida noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 67 of 67 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 67 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 55 of 67 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 16 of 67 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 35 of 67 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 67 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 47 of 67 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 38 of 67 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 67 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 56 of 67 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 23 of 67 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 67 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 60 of 67 |
| Bayhops | Ipomoea pes-caprae | Vine | Sun or part shade | 22 of 67 |
| Beach Naupaka | Scaevola sericea | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 67 |
| Bedstraw St. Johnswort | Hypericum galioides | Shrub | Full sun | 31 of 67 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 67 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 20 of 67 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 33 of 67 |
| Black Mangrove | Avicennia germinans | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 53 of 67 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 58 of 67 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 20 of 67 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 67 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 59 of 67 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 67 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 62 of 67 |
| Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | Full sun | 29 of 67 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 55 of 67 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 59 of 67 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 67 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 12 of 67 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 28 of 67 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 67 |
| Carolina Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 59 of 67 |
| Carolina Desert-Thorn | Lycium carolinianum | Shrub | Full sun | 20 of 67 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 58 of 67 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Coast Leucothoe | Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 21 of 67 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 65 of 67 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 67 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 42 of 67 |
| Common Calabash Tree | Crescentia cujete | Tree | 1 of 67 | |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 67 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 67 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 16 of 67 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 48 of 67 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 67 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 28 of 67 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 38 of 67 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 67 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Dahoon | Ilex cassine | Tree | Tolerates shade | 60 of 67 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 10 of 67 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 62 of 67 |
| Dwarf Fothergilla | Fothergilla gardenii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 67 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 39 of 67 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 60 of 67 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 67 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 67 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 67 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 25 of 67 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 67 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 67 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 67 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 53 of 67 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 47 of 67 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 53 of 67 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 67 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 67 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 66 of 67 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 67 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 67 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Gregorywood | Bucida buceras | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 45 of 67 |
| Gulf Coast Spikerush | Eleocharis cellulosa | Sedge | Full sun | 26 of 67 |
| Gulf Cordgrass | Spartina spartinae | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 67 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 31 of 67 |
| Hairy Chaffhead | Carphephorus paniculatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 67 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 64 of 67 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 28 of 67 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 67 |
| Hopseed Bush | Dodonaea viscosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 67 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 67 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 67 of 67 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 38 of 67 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 38 of 67 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 67 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 67 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 63 of 67 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 20 of 67 |
| Large Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 67 |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 53 of 67 |
| Lignum-Vitae | Guaiacum officinale | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 67 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 49 of 67 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Lob Lolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | Tree | Tolerates shade | 46 of 67 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 67 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 67 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| May Hawthorn | Crataegus aestivalis | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 67 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 23 of 67 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 67 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 62 of 67 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Needlegrass Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Rush | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 54 of 67 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 29 of 67 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Ogeechee Tupelo | Nyssa ogeche | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 67 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 25 of 67 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 61 of 67 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 67 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 67 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 22 of 67 |
| Pond Cypress | Taxodium ascendens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 67 |
| Pond Pine | Pinus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 67 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 32 of 67 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 16 of 67 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 67 |
| Purple Bushbean | Macroptilium atropurpureum | Vine | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 67 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 58 of 67 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 48 of 67 |
| Redbay | Persea borbonia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 45 of 67 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 67 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 67 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 59 of 67 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 67 |
| Sand Cordgrass | Spartina bakeri | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 67 |
| Sarvis Holly | Ilex amelanchier | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 59 of 67 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Scentless Bayberry | Morella inodora | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 67 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 67 |
| Seagrape | Coccoloba uvifera | Tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 67 |
| Seaoats | Uniola paniculata | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 67 |
| Seashore Dropseed | Sporobolus virginicus | Grass | Sun or part shade | 27 of 67 |
| Seashore Paspalum | Paspalum vaginatum | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 67 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 67 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 67 |
| Shining Fetterbush | Lyonia lucida | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 62 of 67 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 67 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 67 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 67 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 39 of 67 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 67 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 33 of 67 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 67 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 67 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Southern Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 57 of 67 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 42 of 67 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 67 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 63 of 67 |
| Spanish Bayonet | Yucca aloifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 22 of 67 |
| Spruce Pine | Pinus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 20 of 67 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 31 of 67 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 53 of 67 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 48 of 67 |
| Sugar Apple | Annona squamosa | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 45 of 67 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 54 of 67 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 24 of 67 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 36 of 67 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 24 of 67 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 28 of 67 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 63 of 67 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 67 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 52 of 67 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 52 of 67 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 51 of 67 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 45 of 67 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 12 of 67 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 60 of 67 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 8 of 67 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 31 of 67 |
| Tietongue | Coccoloba diversifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 45 of 67 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Turtleweed | Batis maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 50 of 67 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 67 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 67 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 67 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 67 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 67 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 67 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 63 of 67 |
| West Indian Mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 67 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 67 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 22 of 67 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 22 of 67 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Wild Cinnamon | Canella winterana | Tree | 3 of 67 | |
| Wild Tantan | Desmanthus virgatus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 67 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 61 of 67 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 28 of 67 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 32 of 67 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Tree | Sun or part shade | 37 of 67 |
| Yellow Bells | Tecoma stans | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 67 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Florida?
This page lists the 295 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Florida and routinely available from nurseries: 89 trees, 45 shrubs, 72 wildflowers, 75 grasses and sedges, 4 ferns and 10 vines. They are a small part of Florida's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Florida counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Florida?
This page lists 89 trees native to Florida that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Slash Pine, Coastal Plain Willow and Bald Cypress, each recorded as native in at least 60 of Florida's 67 counties.
What shrubs are native to Florida?
This page lists 45 shrubs native to Florida that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Beautyberry, Inkberry and Southern Wax Myrtle, each recorded as native in at least 63 of Florida's 67 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Florida?
This page lists 72 wildflowers native to Florida that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Kurapia, Swamp Smartweed and Dotted Smartweed, each recorded as native in at least 62 of Florida's 67 counties.
Is my plant native to Florida?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Florida: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Florida native everywhere in Florida?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 211 of the 295 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Florida's 67 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.