Native Plants of Puerto Rico
148 plants are native to Puerto Rico 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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Puerto Rico's native flora
- Acalypha persimilishornbeam copperleafEuphorbiaceae
- Acrostichum danaeifoliumgiant leather fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Annona glabrapond appleAnnonaceae
- Asclepias curassavicatropical milkweedApocynaceae
- Avicennia germinansblack mangroveAcanthaceae
- Batis maritimasaltwortBataceae
- Bidens albaSpanish needlesAsteraceae
- Bidens pilosahairy beggarticksAsteraceae
- Boehmeria cylindricafalse nettleUrticaceae
- Boerhavia coccineascarlet spiderlingNyctaginaceae
- Buchnera floridanaFlorida blueheartsOrobanchaceae
- Bursera simarubagumbo limboBurseraceae
- Callisia repensturtle vineCommelinaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Canna glaucawater cannaCannaceae
- 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 halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Celtis pallidaspiny hackberryCannabaceae
- 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
- Croton glandulosustropic crotonEuphorbiaceae
- Cyperus croceusBaldwin's flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyrilla racemifloraswamp titiCyrillaceae
- Desmodium incanumcreeping beggarweedFabaceae
- Dieffenbachia seguinedumb caneAraceae
- Distimake dissectusalamo vineConvolvulaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Dolichandra unguis-caticatclaw vineBignoniaceae
- Drosera capillarispink sundewDroseraceae
- Duranta erectagolden dewdropVerbenaceae
- Eclipta prostratafalse daisyAsteraceae
- Emilia fosbergiired tasselflowerAsteraceae
- Erechtites hieraciifoliusAmerican burnweedAsteraceae
- Erigeron bonariensisflax-leaved horseweedAsteraceae
- Erigeron canadensishorseweedAsteraceae
- Euphorbia cyathophorawild poinsettiaEuphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia hirtaasthma plantEuphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia hypericifoliadiamond frost euphorbiaEuphorbiaceae