ATTENTION: MANY plants have NEW names Contributor: Ann Sims
Many Florida native plants have experienced botanical name changes over the
past several years. Many changes have moved plants to entirely different genera.
Highlighted below are significant changes you should be aware of. There also
have been several varieties and subspecies both adopted and dropped—check
our listings. Note: * Indicates USDA has not yet adopted this name change.
Old botanical name
New botanical name
Acacia choriophylla
Vachellia choriophylla
Acacia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana
Argusia gnaphalodes
Heliotropium gnaphalodes
Aster: all Florida species are now in the
genus Symphyotrichum
Blechnum serrulatum
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Bucida molinetti
Terminalia molinetti
Cakile edentula
Cakile edentula subsp. harperi
Calyptranthes pallens
Myrcia neopallens
Calyptranthes zuzygium
Myrcia zuzygium
Capparis flexuosa
Cynophalla flexuosa*
FANN generally adopts botanical names as published by the University of
South Florida Atlas of Florida Plants, with some exceptions. Plant taxonomy
references we recommend include:
www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu floranorthamerica.org
herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm plants.usda.gov
Capparis jamaicensis
Quadrella jamaicensis
Capparis cynophallophora
became C. jamaicensis and is now
Quadrella jamaicensis*
Cartrema Americana
Cartrema americanum
Chasmanthium laxum var. sessiliflorum
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
Cordia bahamensis
Varronia bahamensis*
Cordia globosa
Varronia globosa*
Croton glandulosus
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalus
Dalea pinnata var. adenopoda
Dalea adenopoda
Decumaria barbara
Hydrangea barbara
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale var. affine
Eupatorium fistulosum
Eutrochium fistulosum
Gaura angustifolia
Oenothera simulans
Genipa clusiifolia
Casasia clusiifolia
Heliotropium polyphyllum
Euploca polyphylla*
Justicia cooleyi
J. pringlei*
Kosteletzkya virginica
K. pentacarpos*
Leucothoe racemosa
Eubotrys racemosa
Matelea gonocarpos
Gonolobus suberosus*
Myrica caroliniensis
Morella caroliniensis
Myrica cerifera
Morella cerifera
Myrica inodora
Morella inodora
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Nectandara coriacea
Damburneya coriacea
Nuphar lutea
N. advena*
Osmunda cinnamomea
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Oxypolis filiformis
Tiedemannia filiformis subsp. filiformis
Panicum anceps
Coleataenia anceps
Panicum longifolium
Coleataenia longifolia
Panicum rigidulum
Coleataenia rigidula
Photinia pyrifolia
Aronia arbutifolia
Pluchea rosea
P. baccharis*
Poinsettia cyathophora
Euphorbia cyathophora
Polygonella polygama
Polygonum polygamum var. polygamum
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