Native Groundcover of Florida

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Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

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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Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Family: Violaceae

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Sand Violet

Sand Violet

Viola affinis

Family: Violaceae

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Prostrate Blue Violet

Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri

Family: Violaceae

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hybrid violet

hybrid violet

Viola labradorica

Family: Violaceae

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Halberdleaf Yellow Violet

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet

Viola hastata

Family: Violaceae

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Southern Woodland Violet

Southern Woodland Violet

Viola hirsutula

Family: Violaceae

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Langlois' Violet

Langlois' Violet

Viola langloisii

Family: Violaceae

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Early Blue Violet

Early Blue Violet

Viola palmata

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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Viola chalcosperma

Viola chalcosperma

Viola chalcosperma

Family: Violaceae

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Oldwoman

Oldwoman

Artemisia stelleriana

Family: Asteraceae

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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Family: Vitaceae

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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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Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Wedge Sandmat

Wedge Sandmat

Euphorbia deltoidea

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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Dixie Sandmat

Dixie Sandmat

Euphorbia bombensis

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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Gulf Sandmat

Gulf Sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Pinewoods Milkweed

Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata

Family: Apocynaceae

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Yerba De San Juan

Yerba De San Juan

Pectis humifusa

Family: Asteraceae

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Spreading Chinchweed

Spreading Chinchweed

Pectis prostrata

Family: Asteraceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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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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Trailing Phlox

Trailing Phlox

Phlox nivalis

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Woman's Tobacco

Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Bayhops

Bayhops

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Family: Convolvulaceae

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Shoreline Seapurslane

Shoreline Seapurslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Family: Aizoaceae

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Trailing Arbutus

Trailing Arbutus

Epigaea repens

Family: Ericaceae

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Lesser Creeping Rush

Lesser Creeping Rush

Juncus repens

Family: Juncaceae

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Baybean

Baybean

Canavalia rosea

Family: Fabaceae

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Creeping Woodsorrel

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Family: Oxalidaceae

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Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Family: Verbenaceae

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Common Selfheal

Common Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Family: Lamiaceae

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Scarlet Spiderling

Scarlet Spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Hoary Bowlesia

Hoary Bowlesia

Bowlesia incana

Family: Apiaceae

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Running Mountaingrass

Running Mountaingrass

Oplismenus compositus

Family: Poaceae

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Purple Queen

Purple Queen

Tradescantia pallida

Family: Commelinaceae

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Red Spiderling

Red Spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Straggler Daisy

Straggler Daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Family: Asteraceae

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Saltgrass

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Family: Poaceae

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Salt Heliotrope

Salt Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Family: Boraginaceae

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Fourspike Heliotrope

Fourspike Heliotrope

Euploca procumbens

Family: Boraginaceae

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Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Family: Verbenaceae

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Water Lettuce

Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Family: Araceae

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Blackseed Plantain

Blackseed Plantain

Plantago rugelii

Family: Plantaginaceae

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Tropical Mexican Clover

Tropical Mexican Clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Family: Rubiaceae

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Lyreleaf Sage

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

Family: Lamiaceae

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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.