Florida - South RecommendedCommercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in South Florida. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state. Special thanks to the Florida Association of Native Nurseries for compiling this list. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Acer rubrum | Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ambrosia hispida | Coastal Ragweed, Beach Ragweed, Bay Geranium | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Annona glabra | Pond Apple | Perennial | Tree | ||
Ardisia escallonioides | Island Marlberry, Marbleberry, Marlberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Avicennia germinans | Black Mangrove | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Baccharis halimifolia | Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel Bush, Salt Marsh-elder, Salt Bush, Florida Groundsel Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Batis maritima | Turtleweed, Seaside Saltwort | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Bejaria racemosa | Tarflower, Flyweed, Flycatcher | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Borrichia frutescens | Bushy Seaside Tansy, Ox-eye Daisy, Sea Daisy, Sea Ox-eye | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Bursera simaruba | Gumbo Limbo, Gumbo-limbo | Perennial | Tree | Sun | |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry , French Mulberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Canna flaccida | Bandanna Of The Everglades, Golden Canna | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Capparis cynophallophora | Jamaican Caper, Jamaica Caper Tree | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | |
Carya aquatica | Water Hickory, Bitter Water Hickory, Bitter Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Water Pignut Hickory, Water Pignut, Bitter Pecan | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Celtis laevigata | Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Chiococca alba | Snowberry, West Indian Milkberry, David's Milkberry, Cahinca, West Indian Snowberry, Milkberry | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chrysobalanus icaco | Icaco Coco Plum, Icaco Coco-plum | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Chrysophyllum oliviforme | Satinleaf | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Cirsium horridulum | Bristle Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Horrid Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle, Bull Thistle | Annual | Herb | ||
Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense | Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Clusia rosea | Scotch Attorney | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Part-shade | |
Coccoloba diversifolia | Tie-tongue, Pigeon Plum | Perennial | Tree | ||
Coccoloba uvifera | Seagrape, Seaside-grape, Sea Grape | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Coccothrinax argentata | Florida Silver Palm | Perennial | Tree | ||
Conocarpus erectus | Button Mangrove, Buttonwood | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Wet |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Coreopsis leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Tickseed, Common Tickseed | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cornus foemina | Stiff Dogwood, Swamp Dogwood | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily, Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily, Southern Swamp Lily, String Lily, Crinum Lily | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass, Coastal Salt Grass, Inland Salt-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Dodonaea viscosa | Florida Hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Switch Sorrel, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Chapoliztle, Casol | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Ernodea littoralis | Coughbush, Golden Creeper | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Erythrina herbacea | Coralbean, Cherokee Bean, Red Cardinal | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Eugenia axillaris | White Stopper | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Ficus aurea | Florida Strangler Fig, Strangler Fig | Perennial | Tree | ||
Forestiera segregata | Florida Swampprivet, Florida Privet | Perennial | Tree | ||
Fraxinus caroliniana | Carolina Ash, Pop Ash, Water Ash, Swamp Ash, Florida Ash, Poppy Ash | Perennial | Tree | Shade | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Hamelia patens | Scarletbush, Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet Bush, Redhead | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Rosemallow, Crimson Rosemallow, Wild Red Mallow, Texas Star Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Hydrolea corymbosa | Skyflower, Tall Hydrolea | Perennial | Herb | ||
Hymenocallis latifolia | Perfumed Spiderlily, Perfumed Spider-lily | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Hymenocallis palmeri | Alligator Lily | Perennial | Herb | ||
Ilex glabra | Inkberry, Gallberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ipomoea pes-caprae | Railroad Vine, Goat-foot Morning Glory, Bayhops, Beach Morning Glory | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | |
Iris hexagona | Dixie Iris | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Itea virginica | Virginia Sweetspire, Tassel-white, Virginia Willow | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Iva frutescens | Jesuit's Bark, High-tide Bush, High-water Shrub, Marsh Elder, Bigleaf Marsh Elder | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun | Wet |
Jacquinia keyensis | Joewood | Perennial | Tree | ||
Juncus effusus | Common Rush, Soft Rush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Juncus roemerianus | Needlegrass Rush, Black Needlerush | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Lachnanthes caroliana | Carolina Redroot, Paint Root | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Laguncularia racemosa | White Mangrove | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Lantana involucrata | Buttonsage, Button-sage | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Lilium catesbaei | Pine Lily, Southern Red Lily, Catesby's Lily | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ludwigia repens | Creeping Primrose-willow, Floating Primrose-willow, Water Primrose | Perennial | Herb | ||
Lycium carolinianum | Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry, Christmas Berry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Lyonia fruticosa | Coastal Plain Staggerbush, Poor-grub, Rusty Lyonia | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Lyonia lucida | Shining Fetterbush, Fetterbush Lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Morella cerifera | Wax Myrtle , Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Morus rubra | Red Mulberry, Moral | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Nephrolepis exaltata | Boston Swordfern | Perennial | Fern | ||
Nuphar lutea | Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Nymphaea mexicana | Yellow Waterlily, Yellow Water-lily, Banana Lily, Banana Waterlily, Sun Lotus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Nymphaea odorata | American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Panicum amarum | Bitter Panicgrass, Beachgrass, Coastal Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Paspalum distichum | Knotgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | |
Persea palustris | Swamp Bay, Swampbay | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Pinus clausa | Sand Pine | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Piscidia piscipula | Florida Fishpoison Tree, Florida Fish-poison Tree | Perennial | Tree | ||
Pityopsis graminifolia | Narrowleaf Silkgrass, Golden Aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Polygonum hydropiperoides | Swamp Smartweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Portulaca pilosa | Kiss Me Quick, Chisme | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Psychotria nervosa | Seminole Balsamo, Wild Coffee | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Quercus chapmanii | Chapman Oak, Chapman's Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus laevis | Turkey Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | |
Quercus laurifolia | Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Water Oak, Obtusa Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Quercus myrtifolia | Myrtle Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus virginiana | Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Rhizophora mangle | Red Mangrove | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Ruellia caroliniensis | Carolina Wild Petunia | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Sabal minor | Dwarf Palmetto, Bush Palmetto, Palmetto | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sabal palmetto | Cabbage Palmetto, Cabbage Palm | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Salix caroliniana | Coastal Plain Willow | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Scaevola plumieri | Gullfeed, Inkberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Serenoa repens | Saw Palmetto | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Sesuvium portulacastrum | Shoreline Seapurslane, Sea Purslane, Cenicilla | Perennial | Vine | ||
Simarouba glauca | Paradisetree | Perennial | Tree | ||
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Spartina alterniflora | Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Saltwater Cordgrass, Salt Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Spartina patens | Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Salt-meadow Cordgrass, Marsh-hay Cordgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Suriana maritima | Bay Cedar, Bay-cedar | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Taxodium ascendens | Pond Cypress | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Thalia geniculata | Bent Alligator-flag, Arrow Root | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Ulmus americana | American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Uniola paniculata | Sea Oats, Seaoats | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | |
Vaccinium myrsinites | Shiny Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Vallisneria americana | American Eelgrass, Water Celery, Eelgrass, Tapegrass | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
Vitis rotundifolia | Muscadine, Scuppernong Grape | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Moist |
Woodwardia virginica | Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ximenia americana | Tallow Wood, Tallowwood | Perennial | Tree | ||
Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Zamia pumila | Coontie, Florida Arrowroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Zanthoxylum fagara | Lime Prickly Ash, Colima | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |