Native range

Native plants of Florida

133 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Florida, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 97 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 151 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Florida is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 151 plants, 139 have been checked against outside sources (6 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Coast Leucothoe
Leucothoe axillaris
Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Foliage
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Foliage
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus
Part shadeZones 4–97.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum
Part shadeZones 7–915 ftModerate
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii
Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate
Green and Gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate

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