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.scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Acalypha gracilens | Slender Threeseed Mercury | |
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil | |
Acer negundo | Box Elder Box Elder Maple Ash-leaved Maple Ashleaf Maple Red River Maple Fresno De Guajuco | |
Acer negundo var. negundo | Boxelder Ashleaf Maple Boxelder Maple Three-leaf Maple | |
Acer nigrum | Black Maple | |
Actaea pachypoda | White Baneberry Dolls Eyes | |
Actaea racemosa | Black Baneberry | |
Actaea racemosa var. dissecta | Black Baneberry Black Cohosh Black Snakeroot | |
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa | Black Cohosh Black Bugbane Bugbane Black Snakeroot Fairy Candles | |
Acalypha rhomboidea | Common Threeseed Mercury Virginia Threeseed Mercury | |
Acer rubrum | Red Maple Scarlet Maple Soft Maple | |
Acer rubrum var. drummondii | Drummond's Maple Drummond Red Maple Swamp Maple | |
Acer rubrum var. rubrum | Red Maple | |
Acer rubrum var. trilobum | Trident Maple Trident Red Maple | |
Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple Soft Maple White Maple | |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple Northern Sugar Maple | |
Acer saccharum var. saccharum | Sugar Maple | |
Acalypha virginica | Virginia Threeseed Mercury | |
Adlumia fungosa | Climbing Fumatory Allegheny Vine Mountain Fringe | |
Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern Maidenhair Fern | |
Aeschynomene virginica | Northern Jointvetch Virginia Jointvetch | |
Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot | |
Ageratina altissima var. altissima | White Snakeroot | |
Ageratina aromatica | Lesser Snakeroot Small-leaf Snakeroot Small-leaved Snakeroot Small White Snakeroot Aromatic Snakeroot Fragrant Snakeroot Aromatic Thoroughwort Fragrant Thoroughwort | |
Ageratina aromatica var. aromatica | Lesser Snakeroot Small-leaf Snakeroot Small-leaved Snakeroot Small White Snakeroot Aromatic Snakeroot Fragrant Snakeroot Aromatic Thoroughwort Fragrant Thoroughwort | |
Agalinis fasciculata | Beach False Foxglove | |
Agastache foeniculum | Blue Giant Hyssop Blue Giant-hyssop Fragrant Giant Hyssop Lavender Hyssop Anise Hyssop | |
Agrimonia gryposepala | Tall Hairy Agrimony Agrimony | |
Agrostis hyemalis | Winter Bentgrass | |
Agalinis linifolia | Flaxleaf False Foxglove | |
Agalinis maritima | Saltmarsh False Foxglove | |
Agalinis maritima var. maritima | Saltmarsh False Foxglove | |
Agastache nepetoides | Yellow Giant Hyssop | |
Agalinis obtusifolia | Tenlobe False Foxglove Ten-lobe False Foxglove Blunt-leaf False Foxglove | |
Agrimonia parviflora | Harvest Lice Small-flowered Agrimony Southern Agrimony Swamp Agrimony | |
Agrostis perennans | Upland Bentgrass Autumn Bentgrass | |
Agrimonia pubescens | Downy Agrimony Soft Agrimony Hairy Agrimony | |
Agalinis purpurea | Purple False Foxglove Purple Gerardia Gerardia | |
Agrimonia rostellata | Beaked Agrimony | |
Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop Purple Giant-hyssop | |
Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass Rough Bent Ticklegrass Fly-away Grass | |
Agalinis setacea | Threadleaf False Foxglove | |
Agrimonia striata | Roadside Agrimony | |
Agalinis tenuifolia | Slenderleaf False Foxglove | |
Alopecurus aequalis | Shortawn Foxtail | |
Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Shortawn Foxtail | |
Allium canadense | Meadow Garlic Wild Garlic Wild Onion | |
Alopecurus carolinianus | Carolina Foxtail | |
Allium canadense var. canadense | Meadow Garlic Wild Onion Canada Onion | |
Aletris farinosa | White Colicroot Colic Root Unicorn Root | |
Alnus maritima | Seaside Alder | |
Alnus serrulata | Smooth Alder Hazel Alder Brookside Alder Tag Alder Common Alder Black Alder | |
Alisma subcordatum | American Water Plantain | |
Allium tricoccum | Wild Leek Ramp | |
Alisma triviale | Northern Water Plantain | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed Short Ragweed | |
Amelanchier arborea | Common Serviceberry Downy Serviceberry Shadbush Juneberry Junebush Shadblow Sarvis | |
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea | Common Serviceberry Shadbush Junebush | |
Ammophila breviligulata | American Beachgrass American Beach Grass | |
Amphicarpaea bracteata | American Hogpeanut | |
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa | American Hogpeanut | |
Amaranthus cannabinus | Salt-marsh Water-hemp Tidal-marsh Water-hemp Tidalmarsh Amaranth Water-hemp Pigweed | |
Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian Serviceberry Canadian Service-berry Shadblow Serviceberry Juneberry Shadbush Junebush | |
Ammannia coccinea | Valley Redstem Scarlet Tooth-cup | |
Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush False Indigo Bush False Indigo Desert False Indigo | |
Amaranthus hybridus | Slim Amaranth | |
Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny Serviceberry Allegheny Service-berry Serviceberry | |
Amianthium muscitoxicum | Fly Poison Crow Poison | |
Amelanchier obovalis | Coastal Serviceberry Coastal Service-berry Shadbush Coastal Juneberry | |
Amaranthus powellii | Powell's Amaranth Green Amaranth Powell's Smooth Amaranth | |
Amaranthus pumilus | Seaside Amaranth | |
Amphicarpum purshii | Blue Maidencane Hairy Maidencane Pursh's Blue Maidencane | |
Amaranthus retroflexus | Redroot Amaranth | |
Amaranthus spinosus | Spiny Amaranth Thorny Pigweed | |
Amsonia tabernaemontana | Eastern Bluestar Blue Dogbane Willow Amsonia Woodland Bluestar | |
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. tabernaemontana | Eastern Bluestar | |
Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed Giant Ragweed | |
Ambrosia trifida var. trifida | Great Ragweed | |
Angelica atropurpurea | Purplestem Angelica | |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem Tall Bluestem Turkeyfoot | |
Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem Brushy Bluestem | |
Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem | |
Andropogon gyrans | Elliott's Bluestem | |
Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans | Elliott's Bluestem | |
Antennaria howellii | Howell's Pussytoes | |
Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica | Howell's Pussytoes | |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Western Pearly Everlasting Pearly-everlasting | |
Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | |
Antennaria neglecta | Field Pussytoes Prairie Everlasting | |
Antennaria parlinii | Parlin's Pussytoes Ladies' Tobacco | |
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax | Parlin's Pussytoes | |
Antennaria parlinii ssp. parlinii | Parlin's Pussytoes | |
Antennaria plantaginifolia | Woman's Tobacco Ladies' Tobacco Everlasting Mouse Ear Plantain-leaf Pussytoes | |
Anemone quinquefolia | Wood Anemone Nightcaps Windflower | |
Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia | Nightcaps Windflower | |
Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem Split Bluestem | |
Andropogon ternarius var. ternarius | Split Bluestem Splitbeard Bluestem | |
Angelica venenosa | Hairy Angelica | |
Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Broomsedge Bluestem Yellowsedge Bluestem Whiskey Grass Popotillo Pajon | |
Anemone virginiana | Tall Thimbleweed Thimbleweed Tall Anemone | |
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