Some desirable plants for Highlands County and/or the Southeast US - good plants and/or native plants
Common names that are underlined have photos - click on the plant name to view information and photos.
View more plant photos and information at the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants and the University of Florida Herbarium
Terrestrial plants
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Callicarpa americana |
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Ilex opaca |
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Monarda didyma |
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Andropogon gerardii |
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Rudbeckia hirta |
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Liatris spicata |
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Vaccinium palladium |
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Elymus hystrix |
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Andropogon viginicus |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
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Lobelia cardinalis |
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Gelsemium sempervirens |
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Prunus carolina |
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Rosa carolina |
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Halesia carolina |
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Clethra acuminata |
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Lonicera sempervirens |
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Bignonia capreolata |
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Leucothoe fontenesiana |
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Tripsacum dactyloides |
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Silene virginica |
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Cornus florida |
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Tiarella cordifolia |
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Vitis labrusca |
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Rhus aromatica |
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Chionanthus virginicus |
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Gaillardia puchella |
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Sorghastrum nutans |
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Vernonia nueboracensis |
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Impatiens capensis |
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Eupatorium fistulosum |
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Schizachyrium scoparium |
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Philadelphia indorus |
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Kalmia latifolia |
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Ceanothus americana |
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Hydrangia quercifolia |
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Chamaecrista fasciculata |
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Passiflora incarnata |
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Asimina triloba |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
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Ilex decidua |
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Echinacea purpurea |
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Eragrostis spectabilis |
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Persea borbonia |
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Aesculus pavia |
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Cercis canadensis |
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| Rosary pea | Abrus precatorious |
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Amelanchier arborea |
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Oxydendrum arboreum |
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Myrica cerifera |
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Lindera benzoin |
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Helianthus spp. |
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Rhododendron canescens |
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Calycanthus floridus |
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Panicum virgatum |
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Coreopsis spp. |
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Campsis radicans |
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Parthenociccus quinquefolia |
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Itea virginica |
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Clematis virginiana |
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Geranium maculatum |
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Phlox carolina |
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Ilex verticillata |
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Hamamelis virginiana |
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Ilex vomitoria |
Aquatic plants
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Common Name |
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Thalia geniculata |
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Sacciolepis striata |
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Lipocarpha maculata |
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Nelumbo lutea |
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Eleocharis geniculata |
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Petlandra virginica |
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| Arrowleaf | Sagittaria lancifolia |
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Zephyranthes atamasco |
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Micranthemum spp. |
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Spartina bakeri |
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Rhynchospora nitens |
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Nymphoides aquatica |
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Rynchspora inundata |
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Juncus roemerianus |
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Schoenus nigricans |
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Utricularia spp. |
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Iris virginica |
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Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum |
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Lachnocaulon spp. |
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Mayaca fluviatilis |
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Juncus spp. |
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Sagittaria lancifolia |
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Bidens laevis |
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Sparganium americanum |
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Andropogon glomeratus |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis |
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Canna spp. |
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Carex albolutescens |
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Typha spp. |
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Fimbystilis spadicea |
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Eleocharis cellulosa |
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Phragmites australis |
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Ceratophyllum demersum |
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| Dollarweed and pennywort | Hydrocotyle spp. |
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Tripsacum dactyloides |
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Paspalidium geminatum |
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Eragrostis elliottii |
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Carex lupiliformis |
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Cabomba caroliniana |
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Lymnobium spongia |
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Scirpus californicus |
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Zizaniopsis miliacea |
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Spirodela polyrrhiza |
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Setaria magna |
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Polygonum densiflorum |
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Eleocharis interstincta |
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Orontium aquaticum |
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Petlandra virginica |
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Ludwigia leptocarpa |
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Eriocaulon spp. |
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Sarracenia minor |
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Equisetum hyemale |
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Fimbristylis cymosa |
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Potamogeton illinoensis |
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Rhynchospora inundata |
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Cyperus articulatus |
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Eleocharis interstincta |
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Setaria parviflora |
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Polygonum spp. |
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Juncus megacephalus |
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Cyperus lecontei |
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Bacopa caroliniana |
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Utricularia radiata |
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Saururus cernuus |
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Potamogeton nodosus |
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Panicum hemitoman |
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Xyris ambigua |
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Chara spp. |
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Pontederia cordata |
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Ludwigia repens |
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Lachnanthes caroliniana |
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Panicum rigidulum |
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Eleocharis baldwinii |
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Osmunda regalis |
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Fuirena scirpoidea |
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Cyperus odoratus |
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Distichlis spicata |
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Scirpus robustus |
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Spartina bakeri |
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Caladium jamaicense |
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Hibiscus coccineus |
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Paspalum vaginatum |
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Cyperus haspan |
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Juncus marginatus |
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Lemna valdiviniana |
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Spartina alterniflora |
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Juncus effusus |
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Scirpus validus |
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Leersia spp. |
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Najas guadalupensis |
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Nuphar advena |
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Carex stipata |
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Rhynchospora colorata |
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Sagittaria kurziana |
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Saccharum giganteum |
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Crinum americanum |
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Decodon verticillatus |
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Arundinaria gigantea |
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Vallisneria americana |
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Scirpus pungens |
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Rhynchspora tracyi |
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Luziola fluitans |
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Nymphaea odorata |
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Paspalum repens |
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Hydrocotyle spp. |
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Ludwigia spp. |
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Brasenia schreberi |
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Habenaria repens |
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Echinochloa walteri |
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Zizania aquatica |
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Scirpus cyperinus |
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Panicum scabriusculum |