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A Guide to



Flowering Plants of South Florida

Page One: Aceraceae to Asteraceae

Four-Petal Pawpaw

Four-petal pawpaw, member of Annonaceae, photographed at Four-petal Pawpaw Natural Area, Palm Beach Gardens.




Welcome to our guide to the plants of South Florida, divided into four pages, covering more than 400 species listed alphabetically by family. Mangroves, ferns and lichens are together on page 4. Note: this guide is under construction, so please pardon our "dust."

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Aceraceae — Maple Family



Red Maple
Red Maple

Acquifoliaceae — Holly Family



dahoon holly
Dahoon Holly
gallberry
Gallberry / Inkberry

Adoxaceae — Elderberry



Elderberry
Elderberry
walter's viburnum
Walter's Viburnum

Agavaceae — Agave Family



Mother-in-Law's Tongue
Mother-in-Law's Tongue
Spanish Bayonet
Spanish Bayonet

Aizocaceae — Iceplant Family

sea purslane
Sea Purslane

Alismataceae — Water Plantains



Duck Potato
Duck Potato

Altingiaceae — Sweetgum Family



Sweetgum
Sweetgum

Amaranthaceae — Amaranth Family



alligator weed
Alligator Weed
Cottonweed
Cottonweed
Juba's Bush
Juba's Bush
Pigweed
Pigweed
Spiny Amaranth
Spiny Amaranth
Yellow Joyweed
Yellow Joyweed

Amarylilidaceae — Lilies



Alligator Lily
Alligator Lily
Florida Spider Lily
Florida Spider Lily
Mangrove Spider Lily
Mangrove Spider Lily
Rain Lily / Simpson's Rain Lily
Rain Lily / Simpson's Rain Lily
Swamp Lily
Swamp Lily

Ancathaceae — Wild Petunias and Other Tropical Flowers



browne's blechum
Browne's Blechum / Green Shrimpplant
carolina wild petunia
Carolina Wild Petunia
thickleaf wild petunia
Thickleaf Wild Petunia
chinese violet
Chinese Violet
crimson dicliptera
Crimson Dicliptera
Mexican Petunia
Mexican Petunia
narrow-leaved waterwillow
Narrow-Leaved Waterwillow

Annonaceae — Custard Apple Family



four-petal pawpaw
Four-Petal Pawpaw
netted or common pawpaw
Netted or Common Pawpaw
pond apple
Pond Apple

Apiaceae — Carrot Family



Fragrant Eryngium
Fragrant Eryngium
Mock Bishopweed
Mock Bishopweed
Rattlesnake Master
Rattlesnake Master
Spotted Water Hemlock
Spotted Water Hemlock

Apocynaceae — Milkweeds, Dog Bane



Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
curtiss's milkweed
Curtiss' Milkweed
Devil's Potato
Devil's Potato
Fewflower Milkweed
Fewflower Milkweed
Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Mangrove Rubbervine
Mangrove Rubbervine
Natal Plum
Natal Plum
Pineland Allamanda
Pineland Allamanda
Swamp Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed
Tropical Milkweed
Tropical Milkweed
Whitevine
Whitevine

Aracardiaceae — Poison Ivy, Sumac, Mango



brazilian pepper
Brazilian Pepper
poison ivy
Poison Ivy
poisonwood
Poisonwood
winged sumac
Winged Sumac

Araceae — Arum Family



Arrowhead Vine
Arrowhead Vine
Duckweeds
Duckweeds
Golden Pothos
Golden Pothos
Green Arum
Green Arum
Water Lettuce
Water Lettuce

Araliaceae — Schefflera Family



Manyflower Marshpennywort
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Schefflera / Australian Umbrellatree
Schefflera / Australian Umbrellatree

Arecaceae — Palms



Areca Palm
Areca Palm
Coconut Palm
Coconut Palm
Date Palm
Date Palm
Everglades Palm
Everglades Palm
Florida Silver Palm
Florida Silver Palm
Royal Palm
Royal Palm
Sabal Palmetto / Cabbage Palm
Sabal Palmetto / Cabbage Palm
Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto
Scrub Palm / Etonia
Scrub Palm / Etonia
Senegal Date Palm
Senegal Date Palm

Asperagaceae — Asperagus Family

Sprenger's Asperagus Fern
Sprenger's Asperagus Fern

Asteraceae — Daisy, Sunflower Family



american burnweed
American Burnweed
Asiatic False Hawksbeard
Asiatic False Hawksbeard
blackeyed susan
Black-Eyed Susan
blackroot
Blackroot
bloodroot
Bloodroot
Blue Mistflower
Blue Mistflower
butterweed
Butterweed
camphorweed
Camphorweed
Chapman's Gayfeather / Blazingstar
Chapman's Gayfeather / Blazingstar
Clasping Aster
Clasping Aster
climbing aster
Climbing Aster
Climbing Hempvine
Climbing Hempvine
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Coat Buttons
Coat Buttons
Coreopsis
Coreopsis
creeping oxeye creeping wedelia
Creeping Oxeye / Creeping Wedelia
Cure-For-It-All
Cure-For-It-All
dandelion
Dandelion
Dixie Aster / Whitetop Aster
Dixie Aster / Whitetop Aster
Dog Fennel
Dog Fennel
Dwarf Canadian Horseweed
Dwarf Canadian Horseweed
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Early Whitetop Fleabane
East Coast Dune Sunflower
East Coast Dune Sunflower
false daisy
False Daisy
False Fennel
False Fennel
Feay's Palafox
Feay's Palafox
Florida Elephant's Foot
Florida Elephant's Foot
Giant Ironweed
Giant Ironweed
Giant Ragweed
Giant Ragweed
Groundsel
Groundsel
Frostweed
Frostweed
Goldenrods
Goldenrods
Indian Blanket
Indian Blanket
Jack-in-the-Bush
Jack-in-the-Bush
Lateflowering Thoroughwort
Lateflowering Thoroughwort
Lilac Tasselflower
Lilac Tasselflower
Little Ironweed
Little Ironweed
Melanthera / Snow Squarestem
Melanthera / Snow Squarestem
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Narrowleaf Yellowtops
Narrowleaf Yellowtops
Nuttall's Thistle
Nuttall's Thistle
oakleaf fleabane
Oakleaf Fleabane
Oppositeleaf Spotflower
Oppositeleaf Spotflower
pine-barren goldenrod
Pinebarren Goldenrod
Pineland Purple / Deertongue
Pineland Purple / Deertongue
Purple Thistle
Purple Thistle
Red Tasselflower
Red Tasselflower"
Ricebutton Aster
Ricebutton Aster
Roserush
Roserush
Santa Maria Fewfever
Santa Maria Fewfever
Seaside Goldenrod
Seaside Goldenrod
Silverling
Silverling
Simmonds' Aster
Simmonds' Aster
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Smallfruit Beggarticks
southern fleabane
Southern Fleabane
Sneezeweed
Sneezeweed
Spanish Needles
Spanish Needles
Sweetscent
Sweetscent
Yellow Buttons
Yellow Buttons

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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.