Native Groundcover of Florida

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Running Oak

Running Oak

Quercus pumila

Family: Fagaceae

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Dwarf Live Oak

Dwarf Live Oak

Quercus minima

Family: Fagaceae

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Shiny Blueberry

Shiny Blueberry

Vaccinium myrsinites

Family: Ericaceae

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Small Black Blueberry

Small Black Blueberry

Vaccinium tenellum

Family: Ericaceae

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Manatee Dewberry

Manatee Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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Southern Dewberry

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

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Marvel Dewberry

Marvel Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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Savannah Dewberry

Savannah Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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Rio Grande Dewberry

Rio Grande Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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New Orleans Dewberry

New Orleans Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Family: Rosaceae

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Ocala Blackberry

Ocala Blackberry

Rubus inferior

Family: Rosaceae

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Coastal Plain Buckbrush

Ceanothus serpyllifolius

Family: Rhamnaceae

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Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

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Alpine Violet

Alpine Violet

Viola labradorica

Family: Violaceae

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Sand Violet

Sand Violet

Viola affinis

Family: Violaceae

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Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Family: Violaceae

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Prostrate Blue Violet

Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri

Family: Violaceae

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Bog White Violet

Bog White Violet

Viola lanceolata

Family: Violaceae

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hybrid violet

hybrid violet

Viola labradorica

Family: Violaceae

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Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Family: Violaceae

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Southern Coastal Violet

Southern Coastal Violet

Viola septemloba

Family: Violaceae

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Carolina Violet

Carolina Violet

Viola villosa

Family: Violaceae

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Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Family: Violaceae

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Viola glaberrima

Viola glaberrima

Viola glaberrima

Family: Violaceae

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Viola floridana

Viola floridana

Viola floridana

Family: Violaceae

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False Poison Sumac

False Poison Sumac

Rhus michauxii

Family: Anacardiaceae

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Oldwoman

Oldwoman

Artemisia stelleriana

Family: Asteraceae

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Robin's Plantain

Robin's Plantain

Erigeron pulchellus

Family: Asteraceae

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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Family: Vitaceae

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Beach Evening Primrose

Beach Evening Primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Family: Onagraceae

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Pinkladies

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Family: Onagraceae

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Seabeach Evening Primrose

Seabeach Evening Primrose

Oenothera humifusa

Family: Onagraceae

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Confederate Huckleberry

Confederate Huckleberry

Gaylussacia nana

Family: Ericaceae

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Dwarf Huckleberry

Dwarf Huckleberry

Gaylussacia dumosa

Family: Ericaceae

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Coastal Dune Sandmat

Coastal Dune Sandmat

Euphorbia cumulicola

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Prostrate Sandmat

Prostrate Sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Matted Sandmat

Matted Sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Gulf Sandmat

Gulf Sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Southern Florida Sandmat

Southern Florida Sandmat

Euphorbia adenoptera

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Limestone Sandmat

Limestone Sandmat

Euphorbia blodgettii

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Everglade Key Sandmat

Everglade Key Sandmat

Euphorbia conferta

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Heartleaf Sandmat

Heartleaf Sandmat

Euphorbia cordifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Wedge Sandmat

Wedge Sandmat

Euphorbia deltoidea

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Garber's Sandmat

Garber's Sandmat

Euphorbia garberi

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spreading Sandmat

Spreading Sandmat

Euphorbia humistrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Seaside Sandmat

Seaside Sandmat

Euphorbia polygonifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Lobed Tickseed

Lobed Tickseed

Coreopsis auriculata

Family: Asteraceae

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Sanddune Chinchweed

Sanddune Chinchweed

Pectis glaucescens

Family: Asteraceae

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Yerba De San Juan

Yerba De San Juan

Pectis humifusa

Family: Asteraceae

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Dwarf Violet Iris

Dwarf Violet Iris

Iris verna

Family: Iridaceae

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Spreading Chinchweed

Spreading Chinchweed

Pectis prostrata

Family: Asteraceae

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Bearded Milkvetch

Bearded Milkvetch

Astragalus villosus

Family: Fabaceae

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Florida Milkvetch

Florida Milkvetch

Astragalus obcordatus

Family: Fabaceae

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Carolina Clover

Carolina Clover

Trifolium carolinianum

Family: Fabaceae

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Wild Blue Phlox

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Woman's Tobacco

Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Trailing Phlox

Trailing Phlox

Phlox nivalis

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Native groundcover plants of Florida, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.