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Native plants of Florida

1,282 species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 493 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 67 of the state’s 67 counties; the typical county has 385.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Florida at a glance

Native species statewide
1,282 Of 3,188 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Florida (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
493 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
385 Median native species per county; 170 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,282 native species)
Percent of the 1,282 native species in each growth type
Tree 13% (166)
Shrub 5% (59)
Wildflower (forb) 51% (648)
Grass or grass-like 25% (315)
Vine 5% (65)
Fern 2% (29)

Wildflowers: 648 · grasses and grass-like: 315 · trees: 166 · shrubs: 59 · vines: 65 · ferns: 29.

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.

Native plants by county

67 Florida counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Alachua County 661 277 9a
Baker County 268 120 9a
Bay County 374 155 9a–9b
Bradford County 227 97 9a
Brevard County 388 184 10a
Broward County 261 128 10b–11a
Calhoun County 460 212 9a
Charlotte County 248 107 10a–10b
Citrus County 492 210 9a–9b
Clay County 429 186 9a–9b
Collier County 367 170 10a–10b
Columbia County 492 218 9a
DeSoto County 221 101 9b
Dixie County 388 179 9a–9b
Duval County 545 221 9a–9b
Escambia County 681 284 8b–9b
Flagler County 323 147 9b
Franklin County 685 307 9a–9b
Gadsden County 690 291 9a
Gilchrist County 320 147 9a
Glades County 190 92 9b–10a
Gulf County 330 141 9a–9b
Hamilton County 325 156 9a
Hardee County 245 112 9b
Hendry County 184 79 10a
Hernando County 502 219 9a–9b
Highlands County 378 163 9b–10a
Hillsborough County 384 166 9b–10a
Holmes County 333 148 8b
Indian River County 241 109 10a
Jackson County 802 338 9a
Jefferson County 519 241 9a
Lafayette County 215 110 9a
Lake County 497 219 9b
Lee County 348 151 10a–11a
Leon County 803 318 9a
Levy County 579 256 9a–9b
Liberty County 733 306 9a
Madison County 331 143 9a
Manatee County 405 181 9b–10b
Marion County 566 244 9a–9b
Martin County 311 133 10a–10b
Miami-Dade County 353 157 10b–11a
Monroe County 239 120 11a–11b
Nassau County 461 201 9a–9b
Okaloosa County 558 238 8b–9a
Okeechobee County 226 103 10a
Orange County 404 183 9b–10a
Osceola County 319 140 9b–10a
Palm Beach County 300 127 10a–11a
Pasco County 424 186 9b–10a
Pinellas County 419 188 10a–10b
Polk County 468 203 9b–10a
Putnam County 442 188 9a–9b
Santa Rosa County 594 258 8b–9b
Sarasota County 315 141 10a–10b
Seminole County 349 158 9b–10a
St. Johns County 364 170 9b
St. Lucie County 222 102 10a
Sumter County 385 160 9a–9b
Suwannee County 330 147 9a
Taylor County 422 192 9a
Union County 235 110 9a
Volusia County 454 206 9b–10a
Wakulla County 640 278 9a
Walton County 641 270 8b–9b
Washington County 427 184 9a

Garden-ready natives of Florida

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Florida may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 155

Shrub 41

Wildflower (forb) 135

Grass or grass-like 133

Vine 26

Fern 3

Also listed as native and introduced here 7

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
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
  • switchcaneArundinaria tecta
  • tapertip cupgrassEriochloa acuminata

Look up a Florida ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Florida: 1,282 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 67 counties.
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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