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Native plants of Gulf County

330 plant species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Gulf County by USDA PLANTS. 141 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Gulf County, Florida

Native species
330 Typical Florida county: 385 (median of 67 counties)
Garden-ready natives
141 Typical Florida county: 170
Share by type (all 330 native species)
Percent of the 330 native species in each growth type
Tree 12% (39)
Shrub 5% (18)
Wildflower (forb) 46% (151)
Grass or grass-like 28% (93)
Vine 7% (23)
Fern 2% (6)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (28%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zones 9a to 9b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 141

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Gulf County, Florida
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6b
American holly Ilex opaca Tree 40 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
American lotus Nelumbo lutea Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun High Zone 3b
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3b
awlfruit sedge Carex stipata Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
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
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Grass or grass-like 6 ft Sun Low Zone 2b
bighead rush Juncus megacephalus Grass or grass-like 3.1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8b
black willow Salix nigra Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 1b
blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Tree 95 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa Grass or grass-like 1.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Grass or grass-like 6.3 ft Sun High Zone 5a
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
cabbage palmetto Sabal palmetto Tree 90 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9a
California bulrush Schoenoplectus californicus Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun High Zone 9a
Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana Tree 39 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7b
Carolina desert-thorn Lycium carolinianum Shrub 9 ft Sun High Zone 9a
Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 8b
Carolina silverbell Halesia carolina Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea Fern 4.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Tree 33 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7b
coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia Shrub 16 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
comfortroot Hibiscus aculeatus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 8b
common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria Tree 20 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 5a
common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
coral greenbrier Smilax walteri Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6b
crimsoneyed rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos Wildflower (forb) 6.6 ft Sun High Zone 6a
cucumberleaf sunflower Helianthus debilis Wildflower (forb) 6 in Sun Medium Zone 9b
cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii Grass or grass-like 4.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7a
dahoon Ilex cassine Tree 26 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8b
deerberry Vaccinium stamineum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5a
deertongue Dichanthelium clandestinum Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
dense blazing star Liatris spicata Wildflower (forb) 4.5 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5b
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 spikerush Eleocharis parvula Grass or grass-like 1.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
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 swampprivet Forestiera acuminata Tree 33 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5b
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa Shrub 15 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Tree 28 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
fetterbush lyonia Lyonia lucida Shrub 6.6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7b
flowering dogwood Cornus florida Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
forked rush Juncus dichotomus Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8b
giant cutgrass Zizaniopsis miliacea Grass or grass-like 9 ft Sun High Zone 8b
grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5a
graybark grape Vitis cinerea Vine 50 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6b
green hawthorn Crataegus viridis Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
Gulf Coast spikerush Eleocharis cellulosa Grass or grass-like 2.6 ft Sun High Zone 8b
gulf cordgrass Spartina spartinae Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 9a
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
halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6a
haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 8a
hazel alder Alnus serrulata Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
inkberry Ilex glabra Shrub 8 ft Sun High Zone 6a
jointed spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 4a
lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
large gallberry Ilex coriacea Tree 12 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6b
laurel oak Quercus laurifolia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
lavender thrift Limonium carolinianum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun High Zone 6b
lesser creeping rush Juncus repens Grass or grass-like 6.8 ft Sun High Zone 8b
live oak Quercus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8a
longleaf pine Pinus palustris Tree 120 ft Sun Medium Zone 7a
marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun High Zone 8a
marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun High 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 silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia Wildflower (forb) 2.8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
needlegrass rush Juncus roemerianus Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 9a
needleleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium aciculare Grass or grass-like 1.6 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 7b
needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7a
Ogeechee tupelo Nyssa ogeche Tree 50 ft Sun High Zone 6b
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
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
peppervine Nekemias arborea Vine 1 in Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 5a
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
poorland flatsedge Cyperus compressus Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
prickly bog sedge Carex atlantica Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
red buckeye Aesculus pavia Tree 25 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia Shrub 5 ft Sun High Zone 5b
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
roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
roundhead rush Juncus validus Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7a
running oak Quercus pumila Shrub 3 ft Sun Low Zone 8b
saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun High Zone 7a
sand pine Pinus clausa Tree 80 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7b
saw palmetto Serenoa repens Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus Shrub 8.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
scentless bayberry Morella inodora Tree 23 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9a
seashore dropseed Sporobolus virginicus Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 9a
seashore paspalum Paspalum vaginatum Grass or grass-like 1 in Sun High Zone 8b
shoreline sedge Carex hyalinolepis Grass or grass-like 4 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
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
slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
smooth phlox Phlox glaberrima Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grass or grass-like 9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
southern bayberry Morella caroliniensis Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
southern waxy sedge Carex glaucescens Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6a
Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides Vine — Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9b
stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium Wildflower (forb) 10 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
sugarcane plumegrass Saccharum giganteum Grass or grass-like 9.8 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5b
swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
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
sweetbay Magnolia virginiana Tree 60 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 9a
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
toad rush Juncus bufonius Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 12a
turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun–part shade Low Zone 5b
velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vine 1 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
Virginia iris Iris virginica Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8b
Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica Shrub 10 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
water locust Gleditsia aquatica Tree 40 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 10a
water tupelo Nyssa aquatica Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
white edge sedge Carex debilis Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6a
woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
yaupon Ilex vomitoria Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a
yellow flatsedge Cyperus flavescens Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 11b

Other native species recorded here 189

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.

  • Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa
  • Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
  • American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
  • American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
  • American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
  • angularfruit milkvine Matelea gonocarpos
  • anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
  • annual seepweed Suaeda linearis
  • arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
  • azure blue sage Salvia azurea
  • beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
  • beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
  • bigpod sesbania Sesbania herbacea
  • bluestem pricklypoppy Argemone albiflora
  • Bosc's mille graines Oldenlandia boscii
  • bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
  • bulltongue arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia
  • bunched beaksedge Rhynchospora cephalantha
  • camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
  • Canada spikesedge Eleocharis geniculata
  • Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
  • Carolina fimbry Fimbristylis caroliniana
  • Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
  • Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
  • Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
  • Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
  • chinquapin Castanea pumila
  • clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
  • claspingleaf St. Johnswort Hypericum gymnanthum
  • clubmoss Lycopodiella ×copelandii
  • coastal false asphodel Triantha racemosa
  • coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
  • combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
  • compact dodder Cuscuta compacta
  • cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
  • creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
  • creeping primrose-willow Ludwigia repens
  • crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
  • cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
  • cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
  • cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
  • cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
  • downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
  • downy phlox Phlox pilosa
  • drumheads Polygala cruciata
  • eastern grasswort Lilaeopsis chinensis
  • eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
  • eastern purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
  • eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
  • ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
  • Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
  • Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
  • erect centella Centella erecta
  • fairywand Chamaelirium luteum
  • false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
  • fewflower beaksedge Rhynchospora rariflora
  • fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
  • field lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii
  • fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
  • flattened pipewort Eriocaulon compressum
  • Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
  • Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
  • forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
  • foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
  • fragrant spikesedge Kyllinga odorata
  • fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
  • fringed yelloweyed grass Xyris fimbriata
  • gaping grass Steinchisma hians
  • globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
  • globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
  • grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
  • greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
  • grooved flax Linum sulcatum
  • gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
  • hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
  • hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
  • handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
  • heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
  • hedge false bindweed Calystegia sepium
  • helmet flower Scutellaria integrifolia
  • herb of grace Bacopa monnieri
  • horned bladderwort Utricularia cornuta
  • hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
  • hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
  • juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
  • justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
  • largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
  • lavender bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
  • lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
  • Leggett's pinweed Lechea pulchella
  • lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
  • lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
  • longbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
  • longleaf milkweed Asclepias longifolia
  • loosehead beaksedge Rhynchospora chalarocephala
  • low nutrush Scleria verticillata
  • lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
  • lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
  • maidencane Panicum hemitomon
  • marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
  • marsh fimbry Fimbristylis castanea
  • Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
  • Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
  • Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
  • meadow garlic Allium canadense
  • mudbank crowngrass Paspalum dissectum
  • narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
  • neckweed Veronica peregrina
  • netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
  • Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii
  • oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
  • obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
  • partridgeberry Mitchella repens
  • pillpod sandmat Chamaesyce hirta
  • pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
  • pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • procession flower Polygala incarnata
  • queendevil Hieracium gronovii
  • rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
  • red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
  • rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
  • Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
  • rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris
  • rough panicgrass Dichanthelium leucothrix
  • roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
  • roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
  • saltmarsh false foxglove Agalinis maritima
  • sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis
  • sanddune sandbur Cenchrus tribuloides
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
  • shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
  • shiny coneflower Rudbeckia nitida
  • shortbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora nitens
  • sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
  • sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
  • slender beaksedge Rhynchospora gracilenta
  • slender clubmoss Lycopodiella caroliniana
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
  • slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
  • slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
  • slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
  • smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
  • smallfruit spikerush Eleocharis microcarpa
  • smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
  • smooth elephantsfoot Elephantopus nudatus
  • snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
  • sneezeweed Helenium amarum
  • sorrelvine Cissus trifoliata
  • southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
  • southern bog clubmoss Lycopodiella appressa
  • southern cattail Typha domingensis
  • southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
  • southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
  • spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia
  • spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
  • spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
  • spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stiff yellow flax Linum medium
  • stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
  • swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
  • tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
  • thymeleaf pinweed Lechea minor
  • trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
  • tropical flatsedge Cyperus surinamensis
  • tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
  • twining screwstem Bartonia paniculata
  • twisted spikerush Eleocharis tortilis
  • Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
  • Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
  • Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya virginica
  • Walter's sedge Carex striata
  • wand lythrum Lythrum lineare
  • warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
  • western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
  • whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
  • white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
  • white wild indigo Baptisia alba
  • whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
  • whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
  • yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
  • yellow screwstem Bartonia virginica
  • yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
  • zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata

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.

Native species counts, Gulf County and Florida
MeasureGulf CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 330 385 1,282
Garden-ready natives 141 170 493
Tree 39 — 166
Shrub 18 — 59
Wildflower (forb) 151 — 648
Grass or grass-like 93 — 315
Vine 23 — 65
Fern 6 — 29

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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
Gulf County (county FIPS 12045), Florida. 330 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

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