Native plants by state › Puerto Rico
2,298 native plants recorded · records in 77 of 78 counties
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Open the Native Plant FinderA few of Puerto Rico's best garden natives. Choose any of them to see where it grows and what it needs, or browse all 2,298, with filters.
Wildflowers
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Rascagarganta
Philodendron consanguineum
Forb
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Climbing Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Forb, Succulent
Photo: V C Balakrishnan · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Forb · Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms May–October
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Pearl Laceleaf
Anthurium scandens
Forb
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Vilevine
Philodendron hederaceum
Forb
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Bulltongue Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Forb · Sun · to 6 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Tahitian Bridalveil
Gibasis geniculata
Forb
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Pina-Cortadora
Pitcairnia angustifolia
Forb
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Dog-drink-water
Tillandsia fasciculata
Forb · to 2 ft · blooms January–August
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms March–October
Photo: Nativeplants garden · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Jack In The Bush
Chromolaena odorata
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 8 ft · blooms August–October
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Coontie
Zamia pumila
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms July–August
Photo: Daderot · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Jacksonvine
Smilax smallii
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade, Sun · blooms April–May
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Scalloped Laceleaf
Anthurium crenatum
Shrub or subshrub, Forb
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Everglades Greenbrier
Smilax coriacea
Shrub or subshrub · blooms January–December
Photo: Heath Hunter · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Swamp Titi
Cyrilla racemiflora
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade · to 35 ft · blooms May–July
Photo: James Steakley · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 25 ft · blooms February–September
Photo: Vengolis · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Ruffle Palm
Aiphanes minima
Tree, Cycad or palm-like
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Sierran Palm
Prestoea acuminata
Tree, Cycad or palm-like
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Medium Grugru Palm
Acrocomia media
Tree, Cycad or palm-like
Photo: Xemenendura · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 4 ft · blooms June–October
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Roadside Flat Sedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid)
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Alabama Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 4.5 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Piedmont Flatsedge
Cyperus distans
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 4 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: R. O. Gardner · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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