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Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Abildgaardia ovata Flatspike sedge Abutilon permolle Coastal Indian mallow Acalypha chamaedrifolia Three-seeded mercury, Bastard copperleaf Acalypha ostryifolia Pineland threeseed mercury Acmella oppositifolia var. repens Oppositeleaf spotflower Acoelorraphe wrightii Paurotis palm, Everglades palm Acrostichum aureum Golden leather fern Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant leather fern Actinostachys pennula Ray fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus’-hair fern, Southern maidenhair, Common maidenhair Adiantum melanoleucum Fragrant maidenhair Adiantum tenerum Brittle maidenhair Adiantum villosum Wooly maidenhair Aeschynomene americana Shyleaf Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis Sensitive joint-vetch, Meadow joint-vetch Aeschynomene viscidula Sticky joint-vetch Agalinis fasciculata Beach false foxglove Agalinis linifolia Flaxleaf false foxglove Agalinis maritima Saltmarsh false foxglove Ageratina jucunda Hammock snakeroot Aletris bracteata White colic-root, bracted colic-root Aletris lutea Yellow colicroot Alternanthera flavescens Yellow joyweed Alternanthera maritima Seaside joyweed Alvaradoa amorphoides Mexican alvaradoa Amaranthus australis Southern water-hemp, Southern amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed Ambrosia hispida Beach ragweed, Coastal ragweed Ammannia coccinea Scarlet ammannia, Valley redstem Ammannia latifolia Pink redstem, Toothcup Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata Crenulate leadplant Ampelopsis arborea Peppervine Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum Blue-maidencane Amphitecna latifolia Black-calabash Amyris elemifera Common torchwood, Sea torchwood Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Common bushy bluestem Andropogon gyrans Elliott's bluestem Andropogon longiberbis Hairy bluestem Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard bluestem Andropogon tracyi Elliott’s bluestem Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Chalky bluestem Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens Broomsedge bluestem Anemia adiantifolia Pine fern, Maidenhair pineland fern Anemia wrightii Wright's pineland fern Angadenia berteroi Pineland-allamanda, Pineland golden trumpet Annona glabra Pond-apple Apios americana Groundnut Apteria aphylla Nodding nixie Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry Argemone mexicana Mexican pricklypoppy Argythamnia blodgettii Blodgett’s wild mercury, Blodgett’s silverbush Aristida condensata Big threeawn, Piedmont threeawn Aristida patula Tall threeawn Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn Aristida stricta Southern wiregrass Aristolochia pentandra Marsh’s dutchman’s-pipe Arnoglossum ovatum Ovateleaf indian plantain Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias lanceolata Fewflower milkweed Asclepias longifolia Longleaf milkweed Asclepias pedicellata Savannah milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Asclepias viridis Green antelopehorn Asimina reticulata Common pawpaw, Netted pawpaw Asplenium dentatum Toothed spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Asplenium serratum Bird’s-nest fern, Wild birdnest fern Asplenium verecundum Modest spleenwort Asplenium x biscaynianum Biscayne spleenwort Astraea lobata Lobed croton Atriplex cristata Beach orach, Crested saltbush Avicennia germinans Black mangrove Axonopus furcatus Big carpetgrass Ayenia euphrasiifolia Eyebright ayenia Azolla caroliniana Carolina Mosquito Fern Baccharis angustifolia Narrowleaved groundsel, Saltwater Falsewillow Baccharis glomeruliflora Silverling Baccharis halimifolia Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle Bacopa caroliniana Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop Bacopa monnieri Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace Balduina angustifolia Yellow-buttons, Coastalplain Honeycombhead Basiphyllaea corallicola Carter’s orchid Batis maritima Saltwort, Turtleweed Bejaria racemosa Tarflower Beloglottis costaricensis Costa Rican lady’s-tresses Berchemia scandens Rattan vine, Alabama supplejack Berlandiera subacaulis Florida green-eyes Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish-needles Bidens laevis Burrmarigold Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Bletia patula Flor de pasmo Bletia purpurea Pinepink Blutaparon vermiculare Samphire, Silverhead Boehmeria cylindrica Button-hemp, False nettle, Bog hemp Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Boerhavia diffusa Red spiderling, Wineflower Boerhavia erecta Erect spiderling Boltonia diffusa Smallhead Doll's-daisy Borrichia arborescens Green sea-oxeye-daisy, Tree seaside oxeye Borrichia frutescens Silver sea-oxeye-daisy, Bushy seaside oxeye Borrichia x cubana Cuban sea-oxeye-daisy Bourreria cassinifolia Pineland strongback Bourreria succulenta Smooth strongback, Bahama strongbark Bouteloua hirsuta Hairy grama Brickellia mosieri Mosier’s false boneset, Florida Brickell-bush Buchnera americana American bluehearts Bulbostylis ciliatifolia Densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis stenophylla Sandyfield hairsedge Bursera simaruba Gumbo-limbo Byrsonima lucida Locustberry Cabomba caroliniana Carolina fanwort Caesalpinia bonduc Gray nicker-bean Caesalpinia major Yellow nicker-bean Cakile lanceolata Coastal searocket Callicarpa americana American beautyberry Calopogon multiflorus Manyflowered grasspink Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii Simpson’s grasspink Calyptranthes pallens Spicewood, Pale lidflower Calyptranthes zuzygium Myrtle-of-the-river Calystegia sepium subsp. limnophila Hedge bindweed, Hedge false bindweed Campyloneurum phyllitidis Long strap fern Canavalia rosea Beach-bean, Baybean, Seaside jackbean Canella winterana Cinnamon bark, Pepper cinnamon Canna flaccida Golden canna, Bandana-of-the-everglades Caperonia castaneifolia Chestnutleaf Falsecroton Capraria biflora Goatweed Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum Bird pepper, Cayenne pepper Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Capsicum frutescens Tabasco pepper Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress Cardiospermum corindum var. corindum Balloonvine, Heartseed Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum Balloonvine, Heartseed Carex vexans Florida hammock sedge Carica papaya Papaya Carphephorus odoratissimus var. subtropicanus Pineland purple, False vanillaleaf Casasia clusiifolia Sevenyear-apple Cassytha filiformis Lovevine, Devil’s gut Catopsis berteroniana Powdery strap airplant Catopsis floribunda Florida strap airplant Cayaponia americana American melonleaf Celosia nitida West Indian cock’s comb Celtis laevigata Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry Cenchrus echinatus Southern sandbur Cenchrus gracillimus Slender sandbur Cenchrus incertus Coastal sandbur Cenchrus tribuloides Sanddune sandbur Centella asiatica Coinwort, Spadeleaf Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Ceratophyllum demersum Hornwort, Coontail Ceratopteris pteridoides Water horn fern Chamaecrista deeringiana Deering partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera Hairy sensitive-pea, Hairy partridge-pea Chaptalia albicans White sunbonnets Chiococca alba Common snowberry, Milkberry Chiococca parvifolia Pineland snowberry Chromolaena odorata Jack-in-the-bush Chrysobalanus icaco Coco-plum Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Chrysopogon pauciflorus Florida false beardgrass Cirsium horridulum Purple thistle Cissus trifoliata Marinevine, Sorrelvine Cissus verticillata var. verticillata Possum-grape, Seasonvine Citharexylum spinosum Florida fiddlewood Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Clematis baldwinii Pine-hyacinth Cnidoscolus stimulosus Tread-softly, Finger-rot, 7-minute-itch Coccoloba diversifolia Pigeonplum, Tietongue Coccoloba uvifera Seagrape Coccothrinax argentata Florida silver palm Coelorachis rugosa Wrinkled jointtail grass Colubrina cubensis var. floridana Florida snake-bark, Cuban nakedwood Colubrina elliptica Nakedwood, Soldierwood Commelina erecta Whitemouth dayflower Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower Conradina grandiflora Largeflower false-rosemary Consolea corallicola Semaphore pricklypear Conyza canadensis Dwarf Canadian horseweed Corchorus hirtus Red jute Corchorus siliquosus Slippery burr Cordia sebestena Orange geigertree, Largeleaf geigertree Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth's tickseed Crinum americanum Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily Crocanthemum corymbosum Pinebarren frostweed Crossopetalum ilicifolium Quailberry, Christmasberry Crossopetalum rhacoma Rhacoma, Maidenberry Crotalaria pumila Low rattlebox Crotalaria rotundifolia Rabbitbells Croton glandulosus var. floridanus Florida vente conmigo Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis Vente conmigo Miami-Dade County Native Plants Scientific Name Common Name Croton linearis Pineland croton, Grannybush Croton punctatus Beach-tea, Gulf croton Ctenitis sloanei Florida tree fern, Red-hair comb fern Ctenitis submarginalis Brown-hair comb fern Cuscuta americana American dodder Cuscuta pentagona Fiveangled dodder Cyclopogon cranichoides Cranichis lady's-tresses Cynophalla flexuosa Limber caper, Bayleaf capertree Cyperus articulatus Jointed flatsedge Cyperus compressus Poorland flatsedge Cyperus croceus Baldwin’s flatsedge Cyperus distinctus Swamp flatsedge Cyperus elegans Royal flatsedge Cyperus filiculmis Wiry flatsedge Cyperus flavescens Yellow flatsedge Cyperus floridanus Florida flatsedge Cyperus haspan Haspan flatsedge Cyperus
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