Special Collections
Florida - Central Recommended
Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Central 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.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye Scarlet Buckeye Firecracker Plant | |
Ageratina jucunda | Hammock Snakeroot | |
Alternanthera flavescens | Yellow Joyweed | |
Aletris lutea | Yellow Colicroot Yellow Colic-root | |
Alternanthera maritima | Seaside Joyweed | |
Amsonia ciliata | Fringed Bluestar Bluestar Texas Bluestar | |
Amorpha herbacea | Clusterspike False Indigo Cluster-spike Indigobush | |
Ambrosia hispida | Coastal Ragweed Beach Ragweed Bay Geranium | |
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum | Muhlenberg Maidencane Florida Peanut-grass Blue Maidencane | |
Andropogon brachystachyus | Shortspike Bluestem | |
Andropogon capillipes | Chalky Bluestem Wetland White Bluestem | |
Andropogon glaucopsis | Purple Bluestem Chalky Bluestem | |
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior | Bushy Bluestem | |
Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem Split Bluestem | |
Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Broomsedge Bluestem Yellowsedge Bluestem Whiskey Grass Popotillo Pajon | |
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens | Broomsedge Bluestem | |
Aristida beyrichiana | Beyrich Threeawn Wiregrass | |
Ardisia escallonioides | Island Marlberry Marbleberry Marlberry | |
Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica | Arrowfeather Threeawn Hillsboro Threeawn Hillsborough Threeawn | |
Aristida stricta | Pineland Threeawn Wiregrass | |
Asimina angustifolia | Slimleaf Pawpaw | |
Asclepias humistrata | Pinewoods Milkweed Sandhill Milkweed | |
Asclepias lanceolata | Fewflower Milkweed Few-flower Milkweed Red Milkweed | |
Asimina obovata | Bigflower Pawpaw Florida Dogwood Scrub Pawpaw Flag Pawpaw | |
Asimina pygmea | Dwarf Pawpaw Gopher-berry | |
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