Flowering Trees and Shrubs of Florida – the Monocots

In Florida, the Monocots (Liliopsida) include tree and shrub species in the palm, grass and agave families, a total of 16 species.

Agavaceae, the agave family

Yucca aloifolia	aloe yucca
Yucca filamentosa	Adam’s needle
Yucca gloriosa	Spanish dagger, moundlily yucca

Arecaceae, the palm family

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii	Paurotis palm, Everglades palm
Coccothrinax argentata	Florida silver palm, Biscayne palm
Pseudophoenix sargentii	Buccaneer palm, Florida cherry palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix	needle palm
Roystonea elata	royal palm
Sabal etonia	scrub palmetto
Sabal minor	dwarf palmetto
Sabal palmetto	cabbage palm, sabal palm
Serenoa repens	saw palmetto
Thrinax morrisii	Key thatch palm
Thrinax radiata	Florida thatch palm

Poaceae, the grass family

Arundinaria gigantea	giant cane
Lasiacis divaricata	small cane