Quick answer: 126 native plants for shade are native to Florida, 105 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
126 species
- Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 9 states
- American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
- American beech Fagus grandifolia · 24 states
- American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
- American olive Osmanthus americanus · 4 states
- American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
- American sycamore Platanus occidentalis · 24 states
- American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
- Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 12 states
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 26 states
- Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 6 states
- Cabbage palmetto Sabal palmetto · 2 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
- Carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus · 5 states
- Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 9 states
- Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 13 states
- Coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia · 2 states
- Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
- Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
- Common blue violet Viola sororia · 21 states
- Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 23 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
- Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 14 states
- Crossvine Bignonia capreolata · 5 states
- Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 10 states
- Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 14 states
- Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla gardenii · 9 states
- Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 3 states
- Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana · 8 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
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Groundnut Apios americana · 1 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
- Inkberry Ilex glabra · 4 states
- Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 3 states
- Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 14 states
- Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
- Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 2 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens · 9 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
- Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium · 2 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
- Oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia · 6 states
- Orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum · 5 states
- Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 2 states
- Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
- Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 21 states
- Possumhaw Ilex decidua · 7 states
- Red buckeye Aesculus pavia · 9 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- River birch Betula nigra · 23 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens · 2 states
- Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
- Silver maple Acer saccharinum · 18 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
- Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
- Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 1 states
- Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 4 states
- Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
- Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum · 7 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
- Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 11 states
- Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 15 states
- Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
- Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 22 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Titi cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora · 5 states
- Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
- Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 5 states
- Umbrella tree magnolia Magnolia tripetala · 6 states
- Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 2 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica · 6 states
- Water oak Quercus nigra · 4 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Wild blue Phlox divaricata · 32 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
- Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 4 states
- Woolly pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa · 1 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
- Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 2 states