Quick answer: 86 drought-tolerant native plants are native to Florida, 71 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
86 species
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 2 states
- Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 9 states
- American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
- Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 12 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
- Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 6 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
- Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
- Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 15 states
- Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 12 states
- Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
- Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
- Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
- Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
- Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 10 states
- Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 3 states
- Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
- Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 18 states
- Eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris · 5 states
- Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 22 states
- Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 30 states
- Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 2 states
- Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 2 states
- Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 4 states
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
- Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 18 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
- Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 16 states
- Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
- Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
- Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 6 states
- Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 6 states
- Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 2 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
- Orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum · 5 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
- Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 21 states
- Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 5 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
- Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 2 states
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
- Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 13 states
- Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 12 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 14 states
- Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 13 states
- Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
- Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
- Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora · 10 states
- Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
- Spanish dagger Yucca aloifolia · 4 states
- Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 14 states
- Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
- Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 4 states
- Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 5 states
- Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 2 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 10 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
- Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 4 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states