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A photographic Guide to

Flowering Plants of South Florida

Page 3: Lamiaceae to Zygophyllaceae

Yellow Water Lily

Yellow waterlily photographed at Winding Waters Natural Area, West Palm Beach.


Welcome to Page 3 of Wild South Florida's guide to the flowering plants of South Florida. Plants are organized alphabetically by family. Please pardon our "dust" as we continue to build these pages.


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Lamiaceae — Mint Family



Azure Blue Sage
Azure Blue Sage
Forked Blue Curls
Forked Blue Curls
Clustered Bushmint
Clustered Bushmint
Large-Flowered False Rosemary
Large-Flowered False Rosemary
Salvia / Tropical Sage
Salvia / Tropical Sage
West Indian Sage
West Indian Sage
Wild Pennyroyal
Wild Pennyroyal

Lauraceae — Laurel Family



Love Vine
Love Vine
Red Bay
Red Bay
Lancewood
Lancewood

Lentilburiaceae — Carnivorous Bladderworts



Eastern Purple Bladderwort
Eastern Purple Bladderwort
Floating Bladderwort
Floating Bladderwort
Horned Bladderwort
Horned Bladderwort
leafy bladderwort
Leafy Bladderwort
Zigzag Bladderwort
Zigzag Bladderwort

Linaceae — Flax Family



Stiff Yellow Flax
Stiff Yellow Flax

Linderniaceae



Savannah False Pimpernil
Savannah False Pimpernil

Loganiaceae — Logania Family



Mitrewort
Mitrewort / Lax Hornpod
swamp hornwort mitrewort
Swamp Hornwort / Mitrewort
west indian pinkroot
West Indian Pinkroot

Lithraceae — Loosestrife Family



Winged Loosestrife
Winged Loosestrife

Magnoliaceae — Magnolia Family



Sweet Bay
Sweet Bay

Malvaceae — Mallow and Hibiscus



bretonica peluda
Bretonica Peluda
caesarsweed
Caesarweed
Common Wireweed
Common Wireweed
Lima
Lima
Lindenleaf Rosemallow
Lindenleaf Rosemallow
Scarlet Rosemallow / Crimson Rosemallow
Scarlet Rosemallow / Crimson Rosemallow
Sleepy Morning
Sleepy Morning
virginia saltmarsh mallow
Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow

Marantaceae — Arrowroot Family



Fire Flag
Fire Flag

Melastomataceae — Meadow Beauties



pale meadow beauty
Pale Meadow Beauty
west indian meadow beauty
West Indian Meadow Beauty

Meliaceae — Mahoganies



West Indian Mahogany
West Indian Mahogany

Menyanthaceae



Big Floatingheart
Big Floatingheart
Crested Floatingheart
Crested Floatingheart

Moraceae



Red Mulberry
Red Mulberry
Strangler Fig
Strangler Fig
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Myricaceae



Wax Myrtle
Wax Myrtle
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Myrsinaceae — Colicwood Family



Marlberry
Marlberry

Myrtaceae — Myrtle Family



Melaleuca
Melaleuca
Surinam Cherry
Surinam Cherry
white stopper
White Stopper

Nartheciaceae



yellow colicroot
Yellow Colicroot

Nyctaginaceae — Four O'Clock Family



Blolly
Blolly
Burrowing Four O'Clock
Burrowing Four O'Clock
Wineflower
Wineflower

Nymphaeaceae — Waterlilies



american white waterlily
American White / Fragrant Waterlily
cape blue waterlily
Cape Blue Waterlily
spatterdock
Spatterdock
yellow waterlily
Yellow Waterlily

Oleaceae — Olive Family



Pop Ash
Pop Ash

Onagraceae — Evening Primrose Family



floating primrose willow
Floating Primrose Willow
Peruvian Primrose Willow
Peruvian Primrose Willow
Southern Beeblossom
Southern Beeblossom

Orabanchaeae — False Foxgloves



American Bluehearts
American Bluehearts
Beach False Foxglove
Beach False Foxglove
saltmarsh false foxglove
Saltmarsh False Foxglove

Orchidaceae — Orchids



Chinese Crown Orchid
Chinese Crown Orchid
Delicate Violet Orchid
Delicate Violet Orchid
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Ladiestresses
Ladiestresses
Pine pink
Pine Pink
rein orchid
Rein Orchid
Stiff Flower Star Orchid
Stiff Flower Star Orchid

Oxalidaceae — Wood Sorrels



Pink Wood Sorrel
Pink Wood Sorrel
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Yellow Wood Sorrel

Papaveraceae — Poppy Family



Mexican Pricklypoppy
Mexican Pricklypoppy

Passifloraceae — Passion Flowers



Corkystem Passionflower
Corkystem Passionflower
Pitted Stripeseed
Pitted Stripeseed
purple passionflower
Purple Passionflower

Phyllanthaceae



Chamber Bitter
Chamber Bitter

Phytolaccaceae



American Pokeweed
American Pokeweed
Guinea Henweed
Guinea Henweed
Rougeplant
Rougeplant

Pinaceae — Pine Family



Pines
Pines Overview
Sand Pine
Sand Pine
South Florida Slash Pine
South Florida Slash Pine
Longleaf Pine
Longleaf Pine

Plantaginaceae — Plantain Family



Axilflower
Axilflower
Water Hyssop / Bacopa
Bacopa / Water Hyssop
Florida Toadflax
Florida Toadflax
Lemon Bacopa
Lemon Bacopa
virginia plantain
Virginia Plantain

Plumbaginaceae — Plumbagos



Wild Plumbago / Doctorbush
Wild Plumbago / Doctorbush"
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photo

Poace — Grasses



Chalky Bluestem
Chalky Bluestem
Common Fingergrass
Common Fingergrass
Crow's Feet Grass
Crow's Feet Grass
Saltgrass
Saltgrass
Sea Oats
Sea Oats
Wild Bamboo
Wild Bamboo

Polygalaceae — Milkworts



baldwin's milkwort
Baldwin's Milkwort
big yellow milkwort
Big Yellow Milkwort
candyroot
Candyroot
drumheads
Drumheads
low pinebarren milkwort
Low Pinebarren Milkwort
orange milkwort
Orange Milkwort
procession flower
Procession Flower
showy milkwort
Showy Milkwort
Small's Milkwort
Small's Milkwort / Tiny Milkwort
tall pinebarren milkwort
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort

Polygonaceae — Buckwheat Family



Largeflower Jointweed
Largeflower Jointweed
Mild Water-Pepper
Mild Water-Pepper
October Flower
October Flower
Pigeon Plum
Pigeon Plum
Sea Grape
Sea Grape

Pontederiaceae



pickerelweed
Pickerelweed
water hyacinth
Water Hyacinth

Portalucaceae — Portalucas



Purslane
Purslane

Primulaceae — Primrose Family



Myrsine
Myrsine
Water Pimpernel
Water Pimpernel
Shoebutton Ardisia
Shoebutton Ardisia

Ranunculaceae



pine hyacinth
Pine Hyacinth

Rosaceae — Rose Family



sand blackberry
Sand Blackberry
Southern Dewberry
Southern Dewberry

Rubiaceae — Coffee Family



Beach Creeper
Beach Creeper
Buttonbush
Buttonbush
Dull-Leaved Wild Coffee
Dull-Leaved Wild Coffee
firebush
Firebush
Mexican Clover
Mexican Clover
Mouse's Pineapple
Mouse's Pineapple
Partridgeberry
Partridgeberry
seven-year apple
Seven-Year Apple
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Snowberry
Snowberry
Virginia Buttonweed
Virginia Buttonweed
white.indigoberry
White Indigoberry
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee / Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee

Rutaceae — Citrus Family



Hercules' Club
Hercules' Club
Sweet Orange
Sweet Orange
Wild Lime
Wild Lime

Sapotaceae



False Mastic
False Mastic
Satinleaf
Satinleaf

Salicaceae — Willows



Coastalplain Willow
Coastalplain Willow

Sapindaceae — Soapberry Family



Balloonvine
Balloon Vine
Carrotwood
Carrotwood

Saururaceae — Lizard's Tail Family



Lizard's Tail
Lizard's Tail

Simaroubaceae



Paradise Tree
Paradise Tree

Smilaceae — Greenbrier Family



Earleaf Greenbrier
Earleaf Greenbrier
laurel greenbrier
Laurel Greenbrier
Saw Greenbrier
Saw Greenbrier

Solanaceae — Nightshade Family



bahama nightshade
Bahama Nightshade
christmasberry
Christmasberry
Coastal Groundcherry
Coastal Groundcherry
Common Nightshade
Common Nightshade
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Dayflowering Jessamine
Dayflowering Jessamine
Mullein Nightshade
Mullein Nightshade
Tropical Soda Apple
Tropical Soda Apple
Turkey Berry
Turkey Berry
Walter's Groundcherry
Walter's Groundcherry

Surianaceae



Bay Cedar
Bay Cedar

Turneraceae



Yellow Alder
Yellow Alder

Theaceae — Tea Family



Loblolly Bay
Loblolly Bay

Typhaceae



Cattails
Cattails Overview
Common Cattails
Common Cattails
southern cattails
Southern Cattails

Ulmaceae — Elm Family



florida elem
American Elm/Florida Elm

Urticaceae — Nettles Family



Artillery Plant
Artillery Plant
False Nettle
False Nettle
west india woodnettle
West Indian Woodnettle

Verbenaceae — Verbena Family



American Beautyberry
American Beautyberry
Beach Verbena
Beach Verbena
Blue Porterweed
Blue Porterweed"
Fiddlewood
Florida Fiddlewood
Lantana Camara
Lantana Camara
Lantana Involucrata
Lantana Involucrata / Wild Sage
Southern Fogfruit
Southern Fogfruit
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Violaceae — Violet Family



Bog White Violet
Bog White Violet

Vitaceae — Grape Family



Muscadine
Muscadine
Peppervine
Peppervine
Possum-Grape Vine
Possum-Grape Vine
Virginia Creeper
Virginia Creeper

Ximeniacae



Hog Plum
Hog Plum

Zamiaceae



coontie
Coontie

Zygophyllaceae



Puncturevine
Puncturevine/Big Caltrop
lignumvitae
Lignumvitae




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Published by Wild South Florida, PO Box 7241, Delray Beach, FL 33482.

Photographs by David Sedore. Photographs are property of the publishers and may not be used without permission.