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A Photographic Guide to



Flowering Plants of South Florida

Page Two: Boraginaceae to Iteaceae

skyblue lupine

Skyblue lupine, photographed at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.



Welcome to Page 2 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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Boraginaceae — Forget-Me-Not Family



Pineland Heliotrope
Pineland Heliotrope
Scorpion Flower
Scorpion Flower
Geiger Tree
Geiger Tree

Brassicaceae — Mustard Family

Virginia Pepperweed
Virginia Pepperweed
Coastal Searocket
Coastal Searocket

Bromeliaceae — Bromeliad Family



Ballmoss
Ballmoss
Cardinal Airplant
Cardinal Airplant
Giant Airplant
Giant Airplant
Southern Needleaf
Southern Needleaf
Spanish Moss
Spanish Moss
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Burceraceae — Torchwood Family



Gumbo Limbo
Gumbo Limbo Tree

Cactaceae — Cactus Family

Cochineal Cactus
Cochineal Cactus
Florida Semaphore Cactus
Florida Semaphore Cactus
Pricklypear
Pricklypear
Triangle Cactus
Triangle Cactus

Campanulaceae — Lobelias



Bay Lobelia
Bay Lobelia
Glade Lobelia
Glade Lobelia

Cannabaceae



Nettletree
Nettletree / Florida Trema

Cannaceae



Golden Canna
Golden Canna

Capperaceae — Caper Family



Jamaican Caper
Jamaican Caper

Caricaceae — Papayas



Papaya
Papaya

Casuaraceae — Australian Pines



australian pine
Australian Pine

Chrysobalanaceae — Coco Plum Family



Coco Plum
Coco Plum
Gopher Apple
Gopher Apple

Cistaceae — Frostweeds/Rock Roses



florida scrub frostweed
Florida Scrub Frostweed
nodding pinweed
Nodding Pinweed
Pinebarren Frostweed
Pinebarren Frostweed

Cleomaceae — Jackass Clovers



Slenderleaf Clammyweed
Slenderleaf Clammyweed

Commelinaceae — Dayflowers and Spiderworts



Bluejacket
Bluejacket
common dayflower
Common Dayflower
oyster plant
Oyster Plant
wandering jew
Wandering Jew
whitemouth dayflower
Whitemouth Dayflower

Convolvulaceae — Morning Glories



Baby Woodrose
Baby Woodrose
Beach Clustervine
Beach Clustervine
Beach Morning Glory
Beach Morning Glory
Everglades Morning Glory
Everglades Morning Glory
Man-in-the-Ground
Man-in-the-Ground
Moonflower
Moonflower
Railroad Vine
Railroad Vine
Red Morning Glory
Red Morning Glory
Tall Dodder
Tall Dodder

Crassulaceae



Devil's Backbone
Devil's Backbone

Cucurbitaceae — Cucumbers and Squashes



bitter melon
Bitter Melon / Balsam Apple
Creeping Cucumber
Creeping Cucumber

Cupressaceae



cypress trees
Cypress Trees Overview
bald cypress
Bald Cypress
Pond Cypress

Cyperaceae — Sedges



Beach Star
Beach Star
Densetuft Hairsedge
Densetuft Hairsedge
Giant Bulrush
Giant Bulrush
Sawgrass
Sawgrass
Starrush Whitetop
Starrush Whitetop
knotted spikerush
Knotted Spikerush

Dioscoreaceae



Air Potato
Air Potato

Droseraceae — Sundew Family



Pink Sundew
Pink Sundew

Empetraceae — Crowberry Family



False Rosemary / Florida Rosemary
False Rosemary / Florida Rosemary

Ericaceae — Heath Family



Coastalplain Staggerbush
Coastalplain Staggerbush
Darrow's Blueberry
Darrow's Blueberry
Fetterbush
Fetterbush
Shiny Blueberry
Shiny Blueberry
Tarflower
Tarflower

Eriocaulaceae — Pipeworts



Flattened Pipewort
Flattened Pipewort
Tenangle Pipewort
Tenangle Pipewort
Hatpins
Yellow Hatpins

Euphorbiaceae — Spurges, Poinsettias



Beach Tea
Beach Tea
Castor Bean
Castor Bean
Copperleaf
Copperleaf
Fiddler's Spurge
Fiddler's Spurge
Lesser Florida Spurge
Florida Spurge
Painted Leaf
Painted Leaf
Tread Softly
Tread Softly
Water Toothleaf
Water Toothleaf

Fabaceae — Pea Family



Bahama Senna
Bahama Senna
Beach Bean
Beach Bean
Big Pine Partridge Pea
Big Pine Partridge Pea
Candlebush
Candlebush
Cheesytoes
Cheesytoes
Coinvine
Coinvine
Coral Bean
Coral Bean
Curtiss's Hoarypea
Curtiss's Hoarypea
Danglepod
Danglepod
Downy Milkpea
Downy Milkpea
Earleaf Acacia
Earleaf Acacia
Elliott's Milkpea
Elliott's Milkpea
Feay's Prairieclover
Feay's Prairieclover
Florida Coastal Indigo
Florida Coastal Indigo
Fourleaf Vetch
Fourleaf Vetch
gray nickerbean
Gray Nickerbean
Groundnut
Groundnut
Hairy Indigo
Hairy Indigo
Hairy Sensitive Pea
Hairy Sensitive Pea
Hairypod Cowpea
Hairypod Cowpea
Keys Blackbead
Keys Blackbead
Lead Tree
Lead Tree
Low Rattlebox
Low Rattlebox
Partridge Pea
Partridge Pea
Pineland Acacia
Pineland Acacia
Powderpuff
Powderpuff
Rabbit Bells
Rabbit Bells
Rosary Pea
Rosary Pea
Rattleweed
Rattleweed
Royal Poinciana
Royal Poinciana
Sensitive Briar
Sensitive Briar
Showy Rattlebox
Showy Rattlebox
skyblue lupine
Skyblue Lupine
Smooth Rattlebox
Smooth Rattlebox
Spurred Butterfly Pea
Spurred Butterfly Pea
Stick Pea
Stick Pea
Threeflower Trefoil
Threeflower Trefoil
White Clover
White Clover
Wild Bush Bean
Wild Bush Bean
Wild Tamarind
Wild Tamarind
Woman's Tongue
Woman's Tongue
Yellow Necklacepod
Yellow Necklacepod

Fagaceae — Oaks



Laurel Oak
Laurel Oak
Sand Live Oak
Sand Live Oak
Turkey Oak
Turkey Oak
Virginia Live Oak
Virginia Live Oak

Gentianaceae



Bartram's Rosegentian
Bartram's Rosegentian
Large-Flowered Pink Marsh
Large-Flowered Pink Marsh
seaside gentian
Seaside Gentian
Shortleaf Rosgentian
Shortleaf Rosegentian

Goodeniaceae



Beach Naupaka
Beach Naupaka
Inkberry/Beachberry
Inkberry/Beachberry

Haemodoraceae — Bloodwort Family



Bloodroot
Bloodroot

Haloraginaceae



Mermaid Weed
Mermaid Weed

Hydrophyllaceae — Waterleaf Family



Sky Flower
Sky Flower

Hypericaceae — St. John's Worts



Four-Petal St. John's Wort
Four-Petal St. John's Wort
Roundpod St. John's Wort
Roundpod St. John's Wort
St. Andrew's Cross
St. Andrew's Cross

Hypoxidaceae



fringed yellow star grass
Fringed Yellow Star Grass
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Iridaceae — Irises



Dixie Iris
Dixie Iris"
Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass

Iteaceae



Virginia Willow
Virginia Willow

Juglandaceae — Pecans, Walnuts



pignut hickory
Pignut Hickory
Water Hickory
Water Hickory

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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.