Plants in Monroe (Keys) County
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Widely cultivated |
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Cultivated at native plant nurseries |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Arrowfeather threeawn |
Aristida purpurascens |
| Bahama nightshade | Solanum bahamense |
| Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant | Tillandsia flexuosa |
| Barbwire cactus, Dildoe cactus |
Acanthocereus tetragonus |
| Baycedar |
Suriana maritima |
| Beach ragweed, Coastal ragweed |
Ambrosia hispida |
| Beach-bean, Baybean, Seaside jackbean |
Canavalia rosea |
| Beach-creeper, Golden-creeper, Coughbush |
Ernodea littoralis |
| Beach-elder, Seacoast marshelder |
Iva imbricata |
| Beachgrass, Bitter panicgrass, Bitter panicum |
Panicum amarum |
| Bird pepper, Cayenne pepper |
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum |
| Black ironwood |
Krugiodendron ferreum |
| Black mangrove |
Avicennia germinans |
| Blacktorch |
Erithalis fruticosa |
| Blolly, Beeftree |
Guapira discolor |
| Blue paspalum, Blue crowngrass | Paspalum caespitosum |
| Blue porterweed, Joee |
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
| Buttonwood |
Conocarpus erectus |
| Cabbage palm |
Sabal palmetto |
| Candyweed, Showy milkwort | Polygala violacea |
| Cat’s-claw, Catclaw blackbead |
Pithecellobium unguis-cati |
| Christmasberry, Carolina desertthorn |
Lycium carolinianum |
| Cinnamon bark, Pepper cinnamon |
Canella winterana |
| Common snowberry, Milkberry |
Chiococca alba |
| Common torchwood, Sea torchwood |
Amyris elemifera |
| Corkystem passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
| Crabwood, Oysterwood |
Gymnanthes lucida |
| Darlingplum |
Reynosia septentrionalis |
| Devil’s-potato, Rubbervine | Echites umbellatus |
| Downy milkpea | Galactia volubilis |
| Erect pricklypear |
Opuntia stricta |
| Everglades velvetseed, Hammock velvetseed | Guettarda elliptica |
| False-mint, Sixangle foldwing |
Dicliptera sexangularis |
| False-sisal |
Agave decipiens |
| Florida butterfly orchid | Encyclia tampensis |
| Florida fiddlewood |
Citharexylum spinosum |
| Florida Keys blackbead |
Pithecellobium keyense |
| Fragrant pricklyapples, Caribbean applecactus | Harrisia fragrans |
| Giant leather fern |
Acrostichum danaeifolium |
| Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant | Tillandsia utriculata |
| Green sea-oxeye-daisy, Tree seaside oxeye |
Borrichia arborescens |
| Green thatch palm, Florida thatch palm |
Thrinax radiata |
| Gumbo-limbo |
Bursera simaruba |
| Inkberry, Beachberry, Gullfeed |
Scaevola plumieri |
| Inkwood, Butterbough |
Exothea paniculata |
| Jamaica caper-tree |
Quadrella cynophallophora |
| Jamaica-dogwood, Florida fishpoison tree |
Piscidia piscipula |
| Joewood |
Jacquinia keyensis |
| Key thatch palm, Brittle thatch palm, Silver thatch palm |
Leucothrinax morrisii |
| Lignumvitae, Holywood lignumvitae |
Guaiacum sanctum |
| Limber caper, Bayleaf capertree |
Cynophalla flexuosa |
| Mangrove spiderlily, Perfumed spiderlily |
Hymenocallis latifolia |
| Marinevine, Sorrelvine | Cissus trifoliata |
| Marlberry |
Ardisia escallonioides |
| Marsh gentian, Seaside gentian, Catchfly prairie-gentian | Eustoma exaltatum |
| Marshhay cordgrass, Saltmeadow cordgrass |
Spartina patens |
| Milkbark, Whitewood |
Drypetes diversifolia |
| Mouse’s pineapple, Redgal, Yellowroot |
Morinda royoc |
| Narrowleaf yellowtops |
Flaveria linearis |
| Paradisetree |
Simarouba glauca |
| Pearlberry, Tearshrub |
Vallesia antillana |
| Perennial sea-purslane, Shoreline seapurslane |
Sesuvium portulacastrum |
| Pigeonplum, Tietongue |
Coccoloba diversifolia |
| Poeppig’s rosemallow | Hibiscus poeppigii |
| Railroad vine, Bayhops |
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis |
| Red mangrove |
Rhizophora mangle |
| Red stopper |
Eugenia rhombea |
| Rhacoma, Maidenberry |
Crossopetalum rhacoma |
| Saffronplum |
Sideroxylon celastrinum |
| Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle |
Baccharis halimifolia |
| Saltgrass |
Distichlis spicata |
| Saltwort, Turtleweed | Batis maritima |
| Samphire, Silverhead |
Blutaparon vermiculare |
| Satinleaf |
Chrysophyllum oliviforme |
| Seagrape |
Coccoloba uvifera |
| Sea-lavender, Sea-rosemary |
Tournefortia gnaphalodes |
| Seashore dropseed |
Sporobolus virginicus |
| Seashore paspalum |
Paspalum vaginatum |
| Sevenyear-apple |
Casasia clusiifolia |
| Short-leaf fig, Wild banyan tree |
Ficus citrifolia |
| Silver sea-oxeye-daisy, Bushy seaside oxeye |
Borrichia frutescens |
| Skyblue clustervine |
Jacquemontia pentanthos |
| Smallcane, Florida tibisee, Wild-bamboo |
Lasiacis divaricata |
| Smooth strongback, Bahama strongbark |
Bourreria succulenta |
| Snow squarestem |
Melanthera nivea |
| Spanish stopper, Boxleaf stopper |
Eugenia foetida |
| Spanish-bayonet, Aloe yucca |
Yucca aloifolia |
| Spanish-moss | Tillandsia usneoides |
| Strangler fig, Golden fig |
Ficus aurea |
| Sweetscent | Pluchea odorata |
| Tea-blinkum, Sanddune cinchweed |
Pectis glaucescens |
| Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed, Frogfruit |
Phyla nodiflora |
| Twisted wild-pine, Potbelly airplant | Tillandsia paucifolia |
| Vine milkweed, Gulf Coast swallowwort | Seutera angustifolia |
| Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace |
Bacopa monnieri |
| White indigoberry |
Randia aculeata |
| White mangrove |
Laguncularia racemosa |
| White stopper |
Eugenia axillaris |
| Whitemouth dayflower | Commelina erecta |
| Wild cotton, Upland cotton | Gossypium hirsutum |
| Wild dilly |
Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata |
| Wild-allamanda, Hammock viperstail |
Pentalinon luteum |
| Wild-lime, Lime prickly-ash |
Zanthoxylum fagara |
| Wild-sage, Buttonsage |
Lantana involucrata |
| Wild-tamarind, False tamarind |
Lysiloma latisiliquum |
| Willow-bustic, White bully |
Sideroxylon salicifolium |
| Yellow joyweed | Alternanthera flavescens |
| Yellow necklacepod | Sophora tomentosa var. truncata |