Native Plants of Jamaica
149 plants are native to Jamaica in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Jamaica's native flora
- Acalypha persimilishornbeam copperleafEuphorbiaceae
- Acrostichum danaeifoliumgiant leather fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Angelonia angustifoliasummer snapdragonPlantaginaceae
- Annona glabrapond appleAnnonaceae
- Asclepias curassavicatropical milkweedApocynaceae
- Avicennia germinansblack mangroveAcanthaceae
- Batis maritimasaltwortBataceae
- Bidens albaSpanish needlesAsteraceae
- Bidens pilosahairy beggarticksAsteraceae
- Boehmeria cylindricafalse nettleUrticaceae
- Boerhavia coccineascarlet spiderlingNyctaginaceae
- Brasenia schreberiWatershieldCabombaceae
- Buchnera floridanaFlorida blueheartsOrobanchaceae
- Bursera simarubagumbo limboBurseraceae
- Callisia repensturtle vineCommelinaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Canna glaucawater cannaCannaceae
- Capsicum annuumPepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Anaheim'Anaheim pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'California wonder bell pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'cayenne pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño'Jalapeño pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Poblano'Poblano pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Shishito'Shishito pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana'sweet banana pepperSolanaceae
- Cardiospermum grandiflorumshowy balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Ceiba pentandraCotten treeMalvaceae
- Cenchrus spinifexcoastal sandburPoaceae
- Centrosema virginianumbutterfly peaFabaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Chamaecrista nictitanssensitive peaFabaceae
- Chromolaena odoratasiam weedAsteraceae
- Chrysobalanus icacoCocoplumChrysobalanaceae
- Cissus trifoliatasorrelvineVitaceae
- Clusia roseaautograph treeClusiaceae
- Coccoloba uviferasea grapePolygonaceae
- Commelina erectawhitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Conocarpus erectusgreen buttonwoodCombretaceae
- Crinum americanumsouthern swamp crinumAmaryllidaceae
- Croton glandulosustropic crotonEuphorbiaceae
- Cyperus croceusBaldwin's flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus eragrostistall flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyrilla racemifloraswamp titiCyrillaceae
- Desmodium incanumcreeping beggarweedFabaceae
- Dieffenbachia seguinedumb caneAraceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Dolichandra unguis-caticatclaw vineBignoniaceae
- Drosera capillarispink sundewDroseraceae
- Dryopteris wallichianaWallich's wood fernDryopteridaceae
- Duranta erectagolden dewdropVerbenaceae
- Emilia fosbergiired tasselflowerAsteraceae
- Erechtites hieraciifoliusAmerican burnweedAsteraceae