Native plants · Florida
Native plants of Flagler County
323 plant species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Flagler County by USDA PLANTS. 147 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Flagler County, Florida
- Native species
- 323 Typical Florida county: 385 (median of 67 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 147 Typical Florida county: 170
- Share by type (all 323 native species)
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Percent of the 323 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (51%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (20%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 147
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American cupscale Sacciolepis striata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American spongeplant Limnobium spongia | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| bayhops Ipomoea pes-caprae | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 9a |
| bedstraw St. Johnswort Hypericum galioides | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| bighead rush Juncus megacephalus | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black mangrove Avicennia germinans | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus | Grass or grass-like | 6.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy seaside tansy Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | 39 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7b |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 4b |
| Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana | Tree | 33 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cucumberleaf sunflower Helianthus debilis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 9b |
| dahoon Ilex cassine | Tree | 26 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dense blazing star Liatris spicata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| devil's walkingstick Aralia spinosa | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum subulatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| fetterbush lyonia Lyonia lucida | Shrub | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7b |
| Florida bully Sideroxylon reclinatum | Shrub | 2 ft | — | — | Zone 7a |
| forked rush Juncus dichotomus | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| gulfhairawn muhly Muhlenbergia filipes | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| hairy chaffhead Carphephorus paniculatus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 8a |
| haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inkberry Ilex glabra | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| Jesuit's bark Iva frutescens | Wildflower (forb) | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7b |
| laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| laurel oak Quercus laurifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| live oak Quercus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf pine Pinus palustris | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| longleaf woodoats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| may hawthorn Crataegus aestivalis | Tree | 26 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| needleleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium aciculare | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 7b |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| peelbark St. Johnswort Hypericum fasciculatum | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | — | Zone 7b |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pickerelweed Pontederia cordata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| pignut hickory Carya glabra | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pine barren goldenrod Solidago fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| pond cypress Taxodium ascendens | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8a |
| pond pine Pinus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| poorland flatsedge Cyperus compressus | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| red buckeye Aesculus pavia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| redbay Persea borbonia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundpod St. Johnswort Hypericum cistifolium | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| saltgrass Distichlis spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| saltwater false willow Baccharis angustifolia | Shrub | 13 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sand cordgrass Spartina bakeri | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 9a |
| sand pine Pinus clausa | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sea torchwood Amyris elemifera | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 8b |
| seashore dropseed Sporobolus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 9a |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| slash pine Pinus elliottii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 7b |
| smallfruit beggarticks Bidens mitis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides | Vine | — | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 9b |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugarcane plumegrass Saccharum giganteum | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp rose Rosa palustris | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp sawgrass Cladium mariscus | Grass or grass-like | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| swamp titi Cyrilla racemiflora | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 6b |
| swamp tupelo Nyssa biflora | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| sweetscent Pluchea odorata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| turtleweed Batis maritima | Shrub | 1 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| water hickory Carya aquatica | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wrinkled jointtail grass Coelorachis rugosa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| yellow waterlily Nymphaea mexicana | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 176
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa
- American bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- American cancer-root Conopholis americana
- American searocket Cakile edentula
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- angularfruit milkvine Matelea gonocarpos
- aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- awl-leaf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
- basketgrass Oplismenus hirtellus
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
- bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- broadwing sedge Carex alata
- bulltongue arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia
- bunched beaksedge Rhynchospora cephalantha
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina mosquitofern Azolla caroliniana
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- clustered mille graines Oldenlandia uniflora
- coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
- combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
- combleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pectinata
- common carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius
- creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
- creeping primrose-willow Ludwigia repens
- crested saltbush Atriplex cristata
- crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- denseflower knotweed Polygonum glabrum
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- drumheads Polygala cruciata
- dwarf sundew Drosera brevifolia
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- erect centella Centella erecta
- fairywand Chamaelirium luteum
- false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
- fewflower beaksedge Rhynchospora rariflora
- fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
- field lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- fringed yelloweyed grass Xyris fimbriata
- gaping grass Steinchisma hians
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- globefruit primrose-willow Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
- grassleaf lettuce Lactuca graminifolia
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- helmet flower Scutellaria integrifolia
- hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum
- herb of grace Bacopa monnieri
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- horned bladderwort Utricularia cornuta
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- kiss me quick Portulaca pilosa
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
- Leggett's pinweed Lechea pulchella
- lesser duckweed Lemna aequinoctialis
- little floating bladderwort Utricularia radiata
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longleaf milkweed Asclepias longifolia
- low nutrush Scleria verticillata
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- marsh fimbry Fimbristylis castanea
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- narrowfruit horned beaksedge Rhynchospora inundata
- narrowleaf lespedeza Lespedeza angustifolia
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- pillpod sandmat Chamaesyce hirta
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pink sundew Drosera capillaris
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- racemed milkwort Polygala polygama
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
- romerillo Bidens alba
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- sandpaper vervain Verbena scabra
- shaggy crabgrass Digitaria villosa
- shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
- shortbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora nitens
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
- slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
- slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- Small's yelloweyed grass Xyris smalliana
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- snowy orchid Platanthera nivea
- sorrelvine Cissus trifoliata
- southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
- southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- standing-cypress Ipomopsis rubra
- stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
- swollen bladderwort Utricularia inflata
- tenlobe false foxglove Agalinis obtusifolia
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- three-lobe violet Viola triloba
- tropical flatsedge Cyperus surinamensis
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- velvetleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya virginica
- warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
- zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- cayenne pepperCapsicum annuum
Compared with Florida
The typical county is the median of the 67 Florida counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Flagler County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 323 | 385 | 1,282 |
| Garden-ready natives | 147 | 170 | 493 |
| Tree | 49 | — | 166 |
| Shrub | 21 | — | 59 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 164 | — | 648 |
| Grass or grass-like | 65 | — | 315 |
| Vine | 20 | — | 65 |
| Fern | 4 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Flagler County.
- St. Johns County, FL 170 garden-ready
- Volusia County, FL 206 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Flagler County (county FIPS 12035), Florida. 323 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources