There are 1401 taxa reported for the Bahama Archipelago.
Scientific Name: |
Common Name: |
Native Status: |
Macroptilium atropurpureum |
Purple bushbean (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Macroptilium lathyroides |
Wild bush bean |
Native
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Macrothelypteris torresiana |
Mariana maiden fern (Florida Atlas), Swordfern (PLANTS) |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Malachra capitata |
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Native
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Malachra urens |
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Native
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Malaxis spicata |
Slender Malaxis |
Native
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Malpighia polytricha subsp. parvifolia |
Bahama Malpighia, Touch-me-not, Wild-cherry |
Native
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Malpighia polytricha subsp. polytricha |
Bahama Malpighia, Touch-me-not, Wild-cherry |
Native
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Malpighia polytricha subsp. vivaldiana |
Bahama Malpighia, Touch-me-not, Wild-cherry |
Native
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Malvastrum americanum |
Indian Valley false mallow (Florida Atlas, PLANTS)
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Native
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Malvastrum corchorifolium |
Rugel’s false mallow |
Native
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Malvastrum coromandelianum |
False mallow |
Native
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Malvaviscus arboreus |
Sagra’s Malvaviscus |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Malvaviscus penduliflorus |
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Not Native, Cultivated Only
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Mammea americana |
Mamey |
Native
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Mammillaria nivosa |
Woolly nipple-cactus |
Native
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Mangifera indica |
Mango |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Manihot esculenta |
Cassava |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata |
Wild dilly, Wild sapodilla |
Native
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Manilkara zapota |
Chicle, Dilly, Neesberry, Sapodilla |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mansoa alliacea |
Garlic vine |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Margaritaria scandens |
Bahama Margaritaria |
Native
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Marsilea nashii |
Nash’s pepperwort |
Native
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Marsilea vestita |
Hairy pepperwort |
Native
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Martynia annua |
Small-fruited Martynia |
Native
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Matelea correllii |
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Native
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Maurandya antirrhiniflora |
Roving sailor |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Maytenus buxifolia |
Box-leaved Maytenus |
Native
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Maytenus lucayana |
Bahama Maytenus |
Native
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Maytenus phyllanthoides |
Florida mayten (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Native
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Mazus pumilus |
Japanese Mazus (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mecardonia procumbens |
Baby jumpup (Florida Atlas) |
Native
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Medicago lupulina |
Black medick, Hop clover |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Megathyrsus maximus |
Guineagrass |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Cajeput tree, Punk tree, Paperbark tree |
Not Native, Cultivated Only
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Melaleuca viminalis |
Weeping bottlebrush |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melanthera nivea |
Melanthera |
Native
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Melia azedarach |
Pride-of-India |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melicoccus bijugatus |
Genip |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melilotus albus |
Hubam, White sweet clover |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melilotus indicus |
Sour clover |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melinis repens |
Natal grass |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Melocactus intortus |
Turk’s-cap |
Native
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Melochia nodiflora |
Melochia |
Native
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Melochia pyramidata |
Smooth Melochia |
Native
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Melochia tomentosa |
Pyramid bush, Tea bush, Velvety Melochia |
Native
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Melothria pendula |
Creeping-cucumber |
Native
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Mentha x piperita |
Eau de Cologne mint |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mentzelia floridana |
Florida Mentzelia |
Native
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Mercurialis annua |
Herb mercury |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Merremia aegyptia |
Hairy woodrose (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Native
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Merremia dissecta |
Cut-leaf morning glory, Noyau vine |
Native
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Merremia quinquefolia |
Rock rosemary |
Native
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Merremia tuberosa |
Wood-rose |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mesadenus lucayanus |
Green ladies-tresses |
Native
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Metastelma bahamense |
Bahama Metastelma |
Native
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Metastelma blodgettii |
Blodgett’s swallowwort (Florida Atlas) |
Native
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Metastelma eggersii |
Eggers’ Metastelma |
Native
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Metastelma inaguense |
Inagua Metastelma |
Native
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Metastelma linearifolium |
Narrow-leaved Metastelma |
Native
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Metastelma northropiae |
Northrop's Metastelma |
Native
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Metastelma sigmoideum |
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Native
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Metastelma stipitatum |
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Native
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Metopium toxiferum |
Poison tree, Poison wood |
Native
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Micranthemum umbrosum |
Water-starwort |
Native
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Microgramma heterophylla |
Climbing polypody |
Native
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Mikania scandens |
Climbing hempweed |
Native
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Mimosa bahamensis |
Bahama Mimosa, Haulback |
Native
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Mimosa pudica |
Sensitive plant |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mirabilis jalapa |
Four-o'clock, Morning rose |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mitreola petiolata |
Mitrewort |
Native
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Mitreola sessilifolia |
Swamp hornpod (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Native
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Momordica charantia |
Wild balsam-apple |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Monanthochloe littoralis |
Shoregrass |
Native
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Morinda citrifolia |
Indian mulberry (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Morinda royoc |
Rhubarb, Wild mulberry |
Native
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Moringa oleifera |
Horseradish-tree |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Mosiera androsiana |
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Native
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Mosiera longipes |
Bahama stopper, Long-stalked stopper, Sweet Margaret, Wild guava |
Native
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Mucuna pruriens |
Cow itch |
Assumed to be Native
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Long-awned hairgrass, Purplegrass |
Native
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Muntingia calabura |
Jamaican cherry |
Not Native, Naturalized
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Musa acuminata |
Dwarf banana (Florida Atlas) |
Not Native, Cultivated Only
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Musa x paradisiaca |
Banana |
Not Native, Cultivated Only
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Myrcianthes fragrans |
Cherry, Naked-wood, Pale stopper, Twin berry stopper |
Native
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Myrica cerifera |
Bay-berry, Mickle-berry, Wax-berry, Wild tea |
Native
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Myriopus poliochros |
White-leaved tournefortia |
Native
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Myriopus stenophyllus |
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Native
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Myriopus volubilis |
Slender green-leaved tournefortia, Soldier-bush, Soldier vine |
Native
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Myrsine cubana |
Myrsine |
Native
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