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Native plants in Lehigh Acres

113 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

29 of them need no watering beyond Lehigh Acres’s own rainfall

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Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0
Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0
Southern Live Oak

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0
Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0
Cabbage Palm

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Photo: Ryan McMinds · CC BY 4.0
American Persimmon

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0
Dwarf Palmetto

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0
Pond Cypress

Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Spanish Bayonet

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering neededPhoto: natalie · CC0 1.0
Coralbean

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering neededPhoto: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0
Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Buttonwood

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0
Dahoon Holly

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0
Longleaf Pine

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Photo: Chris Wyse · CC0 1.0
Pignut Hickory

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Photo: Jochen Essig · CC BY 4.0
Slash Pine

Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii

Photo: Mike · CC BY 4.0
Laurel Oak

Laurel Oak

Quercus laurifolia

Photo: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0
Gumbo-limbo

Gumbo-limbo

Bursera simaruba

No watering neededPhoto: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0
Myrtle Oak

Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

Photo: Tom and T Herman · CC BY 4.0
Red Mulberry

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

No watering neededPhoto: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0
Turkey Oak

Turkey Oak

Quercus laevis

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

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Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0
American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Inkberry Holly

Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra

Photo: Alison Northup · CC BY 4.0
Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0
Smooth Witherod

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0
Beautyberry

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering neededPhoto: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0
Scarlet Sage

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering neededPhoto: mattmsa · CC0 1.0
Graceful Spurge

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0
Firebush

Firebush

Hamelia patens

No watering neededPhoto: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering neededPhoto: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering neededPhoto: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0
Swamp Azalea

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Photo: harrier · CC BY 4.0
Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0
Dwarf Palmetto

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0
Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Photo: Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0
Partridgeberry

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0
Spanish Bayonet

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering neededPhoto: natalie · CC0 1.0
Coralbean

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering neededPhoto: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0
Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Walter's Viburnum

Walter's Viburnum

Viburnum obovatum

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Darrows Blueberry

Darrows Blueberry

Vaccinium darrowii

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0
Buttonwood

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0
Dahoon Holly

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0
Wild Coffee

Wild Coffee

Psychotria nervosa

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0
Myrtle Oak

Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

Photo: Tom and T Herman · CC BY 4.0
Sea Myrtle

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0
Southern Dewberry

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0
American Black Nightshade

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering neededPhoto: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0
Saw greenbrier

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering neededPhoto: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

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Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering neededPhoto: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering neededPhoto: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Splitbeard Bluestem

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed
Wiregrass

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Soft Rush

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0
Bushy Bluestem

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Softstem Bulrush

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0
Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0
Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass

Muhlenbergia sericea

No watering neededPhoto: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0

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Blazing Star Gayfeather

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0
Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0
Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0
Blue Mistflower

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0
Scarlet Sage

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering neededPhoto: mattmsa · CC0 1.0
Graceful Spurge

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0
Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering neededPhoto: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Pickerel Rush

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0
Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0
Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

No watering neededPhoto: insiderelic · CC0 1.0
Lyreleaf Sage

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

Photo: Helen J · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0
Partridgeberry

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0
Rice Button Aster

Rice Button Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Photo: Jackie Miller · CC0 1.0
Fragrant Water Lily

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0
Frostweed

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

No watering neededPhoto: mattmsa · CC0 1.0
Leavenworth's Tickseed

Leavenworth's Tickseed

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0
Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Cattail

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Photo: Timothy McNitt · CC BY 4.0
Lizard's Tail

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 1.0
Arrow Arum

Arrow Arum

Peltandra virginica

Photo: Dillon James Dalton · CC BY 4.0
Winged Loosestrife

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0
Narrowleaf silkgrass

Narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia

Photo: Niyan Shehan · CC0 1.0
Carolina goldenrod

Carolina goldenrod

Euthamia caroliniana

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0
Lindernia grandiflora

Lindernia grandiflora

Photo: Athena Philips · CC BY 4.0
Mariana Meadowbeauty

Mariana Meadowbeauty

Rhexia mariana

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0
Dixie Iris

Dixie Iris

Iris hexagona

Photo: Eric Knight · CC BY 4.0
Horseherb

Horseherb

Calyptocarpus vialis

No watering neededPhoto: Dan Johnson · CC BY 4.0

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Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0
Carolina Jessamine

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0
Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
Purple Passionflower

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0
Spanish Moss

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering neededPhoto: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Moonflower

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0
Muscadine

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0
Wild Potato Vine

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0
Summer Grape

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0
Bristly Greenbrier

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0
Saw greenbrier

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering neededPhoto: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

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Boston Fern

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0
Marsh Fern

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0
Fern

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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Adam's Needle

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering neededPhoto: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0
Spanish Bayonet

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering neededPhoto: natalie · CC0 1.0

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