Florida Native
Plant Bibliography

The following list of books on Florida plants and ecosystems is not exhaustive, but forms an excellent basis for understanding, especially for those new to the subject. Is there a book that you've found helpful that isn't listed? Let us know!


New books marked with a bullet may be purchased from Wilcox Nursery in Largo, or online from Great Outdoors Publishing Co. Both are Pinellas Chapter business members.

To purchase online from Great Outdoors, click on the title. At checkout, enter the coupon code "PFNPS" to receive a 10% discount on your purchase. The Pinellas Chapter will receive a portion of each sale.

You may also purchase new and out-of-print titles from M&M Data and Designs, an antiquarian book dealer located in Tavernier with an extensive inventory of books on native plants and other natural history topics. Proprietors Mark & Maryann Bolla are active members of the Miami-Dade Chapter of FNPS.

Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of the Coastal Regions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Northeastern Florida. Gil Nelson. 2006. Guilford, CT: Falcon Press Publishing. ISBN 0762734337.

Ecosystems of Florida. Ronald L Myers and John J. Ewel, editors. 1990. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813010225.

The Ferns of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Gil Nelson. 2000. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 1561641979.

The Flora of Florida: Volume I. Richard P. Wunderlin and Bruce Hansen. 2000. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813018056.

Flora of Tropical Florida: A Manual of the Seed Plants and Ferns of Southern Peninsular Florida. R. W. Long, and O. Lakela. 1971. Coral Gables: University of Miami Press. ISBN 0870242016.

Florida Ethnobotany. Daniel F. Austin. 2004. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 0849323320.

Florida Freshwater Plants: A Handbook of Common Aquatic Plants in Florida Lakes. Karen Brown, Mark V. Moyer, and Daniel E. Canfield. 1996. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection and University of Florida. ISBN 091628719X.

  • Florida Landscape Plants: Native and Exotic. James V. Watkins, Thomas J. Sheehan and Robert J. Black. 2005 (revised edition). Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813028388.
  • Florida, My Eden. Frederic B. Stresau. 1986. Port Salerno, FL: Florida Classics Library. ISBN 091245119X.

    Florida Plants for Wildlife: A Selection Guide to Native Trees and Shrubs. Craig N. Huegel. 1995. Orlando: Florida Native Plant Society. ISBN 1885258046.

    Florida Wetland Plants: An Identification Manual. John D. Tobe (editor). Florida Department of Environmental Protection and University of Florida. 1998. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection and University of Florida. ISBN 0916287270.

    Flowering Plants of Florida: A Guide to Common Families. Wendy B. Zomlefer. 1989. Gainesville: Biological Illustrations, Inc. ISBN 0932353126.

    Forest Trees of Florida. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry. 2004 (19th edition). Tallahassee: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (ISBN unknown)

    Grafting, Budding, Cutting, Layering & Other Ways of Propagating Fruit Plants in Florida. 1995. Gainesville: Institute of Food & Agricultural Science. ISBN 0916287092.

    Growing Native: Native Plants for Landscape Use in Coastal South Florida. Richard W. Workman. 1980. Sanibel: Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. No ISBN.

    Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Dept. of Natural Resources. 1990. Tallahassee: Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Dept. of Natural Resources. No ISBN.

    Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central Florida. Richard P. Wunderlin. 1983. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813007488.

    Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Richard P. Wunderlin and Bruce F. Hansen. 2003. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813026326.

    Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Florida Panhandle. A. F. Clewell. 1985. Tallahassee: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813007798.

    Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. Karen A. Langeland and Kathy Craddock Burks, editors. 1999. Gainesville: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Publications, University of Florida. (Available online as a downloadable PDF at http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/identif.html)

    Illustrated Plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain. David W. Hall and Edward H. Stehman. 1993. Gainesville: Maupin House. ISBN 0929895401.

    The Native Orchids of Florida. Carl Luer. 1972. New York: New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0893270148.

    Native Trees and Shrubs of the Florida Keys. J. Paul Scurlock. 1987. Bethel Park, PA: Laurel Press. ISBN 0961915528.

    Native Trees of Florida. Erdman West and Lillian E. Arnold. 1956. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. No ISBN.

    Native Trees of South Florida: Including Everglades and Biscayne National Parks, Big Cypress National Preserve and the Florida Keys. R. Seavey and J. Seavey. 2005. Homestead: Seavey Field Guides. ISBN 1892772094.

    Notes on Florida's Endangered and Threatened Plants. Nancy Coile. 2000. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. No ISBN.

    Plants of Central Florida. Henry Conrad. 1969. Lake Wales, FL: Ridge Audubon Society. No ISBN.

    Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean. David W. Nellis. 1997. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 1561641138.

    Priceless Florida: Natural Ecosystems and Native Species. Ellie Whitney, Bruce Means and Anne Rudloe. 2005. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 0893270148.

    Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Vol. 5: Plants. Daniel Ward (editor). 1979. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. (ISBN unavailable.)

    Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation and Restoration. George D. Gann, Keith A. Bradley & Steve W. Woodmansee. 2002. Miami: Institute for Regional Conservation. ISBN 0970498705.

    Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean. David W. Nellis. 1994. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press. ISBN 1561640263.

    The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Gil Nelson. 1996. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 1561641103.

    Smithsonian Guide to Seaside Plants of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts from Louisiana to Massachusetts, Exclusive of Lower Peninsular Florida. W. H. Duncan and M. B. Duncan. 1987. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute Press. ISBN 0874743877.

    Trees of Central Florida. O. Lakela and Richard P. Wunderlin. 1980. Miami: Banyan Books. ISBN 0916224511.

    The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Gil Nelson. 1998. Sarasota: Pineapple Press. ISBN 1561640557.

    Trees of Northern Florida. H. Kurz. 1980. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. ISBN 081300666X.

    Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama. R. K. Godfrey. 1989. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820310352.

    Wild Orchids of the Southeastern United States, North of Peninsular Florida. Paul Martin Brown. 2004. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0813027497.

    Wildflowers, South Florida Natives: Identification and Habitat of Indigenous Tropical Flora. A. A. Schuyler. 1982. Boca Raton: FACTS. ISBN 0910991006.

    Xeric Landscaping with Florida Native Plants. Michael Jameson and Richard Moyroud, editors. 1991. San Antonio, FL: Association of Florida Native Nurseries. No ISBN.

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