A listing of Florida’s native trees with alternate branch arrangement and simple leaves.
| Family | Scientific_Name | Common_Name | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altingiaceae | Liquidambar styraciflua | sweetgum | Statewide |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex ambigua | Carolina holly | Statewide |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex cassine | dahoon | Statewide |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex decidua | possumhaw | Statewide |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex vomitoria | yaupon | Statewide |
| Betulaceae | Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | Statewide |
| Cornaceae | Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora | swamp tupelo | Statewide |
| Compositae | Baccharis halimifolia | eastern baccharis, Saltbush, Groundsel Tree | Statewide |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros virginiana | common persimmon | Statewide |
| Ericaceae | Lyonia ferruginea | rusty staggerbush | Statewide |
| Ericaceae | Vaccinium arboreum | farkleberry | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus chapmanii | Chapman oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus geminata | sand live oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus hemisphaerica | Darlington oak, laurel oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus incana | bluejack oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus laevis | turkey oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus laurifolia | laurel oak, diamond oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus myrtifolia | myrtle oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus nigra | water oak | Statewide |
| Fagaceae | Quercus virginiana | live oak | Statewide |
| Hamamelidaceae | Hamamelis virginiana | American witchhazel | Statewide |
| Lauraceae | Persea borbonia | redbay | Statewide |
| Lauraceae | Persea palustris | swamp bay | Statewide |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia grandiflora | southern magnolia | Statewide |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia virginiana | sweetbay | Statewide |
| Moraceae | Morus rubra | red mulberry | Statewide |
| Myricaceae | Myrica cerifera | wax myrtle, southern bayberry | Statewide |
| Rhamnaceae | Rhamnus caroliniana | Carolina buckthorn | Statewide |
| Rosaceae | Prunus caroliniana | Carolina laurelcherry | Statewide |
| Rosaceae | Prunus serotina | black cherry | Statewide |
| Rosaceae | Prunus umbellata | hog plum | Statewide |
| Salicaceae | Salix caroliniana | Carolina willow, coastal plain willow | Statewide |
| Theaceae | Gordonia lasianthus | loblolly bay | Statewide |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis laevigata | sugarberry | Statewide |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus americana | American elm | Statewide |
| Annonaceae | Asimina triloba | pawpaw | NW |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex amelanchier | sarvis holly | NW |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex longipes | Georgia holly | NW |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex verticillata | common winterberry | NW |
| Cornaceae | Cornus alternifolia | alternateleaf dogwood | NW |
| Fagaceae | Quercus arkansana | Arkansas oak | NW |
| Fagaceae | Quercus muehlenbergii | chinkapin oak | NW |
| Fagaceae | Quercus pagoda | cherrybark oak | NW |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia acuminata | cucumber-tree | NW |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia macrophylla | Ashe's magnolia, big-leaf magnolia | NW |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia pyramidata | pyramid magnolia | NW |
| Magnoliaceae | Magnolia tripetala | umbrella-tree | NW |
| Myricaceae | Myrica inodora | scentless bayberry | NW |
| Rosaceae | Amelanchier arborea | common serviceberry | NW |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus michauxii | Michaux's hawthorn | NW |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Washington hawthorn | NW |
| Rosaceae | Prunus alabamensis | Alabama cherry | NW |
| Salicaceae | Populus heterophylla | swamp cottonwood | NW |
| Salicaceae | Salix eriocephala | Missouri River willow, heart-leaved willow | NW |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lycioides | buckthorn bully, Buckthorn Bumelia, Ironwood | NW |
| Theaceae | Stewartia malacodendron | silky camellia | NW |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex myrtifolia | myrtle dahoon | NW,NE |
| Betulaceae | Alnus serrulata | hazel alder | NW,NE |
| Betulaceae | Betula nigra | river birch | NW,NE |
| Cornaceae | Nyssa ogeche | Ogeechee tupelo | NW,NE |
| Ericaceae | Oxydendrum arboreum | sourwood | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Fagus grandifolia | American beech | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus alba | white oak | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus austrina | bastard white oak | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus lyrata | overcup oak | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus marilandica | blackjack oak | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus phellos | willow oak | NW,NE |
| Fagaceae | Quercus velutina | black oak | NW,NE |
| Platanaceae | Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | NW,NE |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus sargentii | beautiful hawthorn | NW,NE |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus spathulata | littlehip hawthorn | NW,NE |
| Rosaceae | Malus angustifolia | southern crab apple | NW,NE |
| Salicaceae | Salix humilis | prairie willow, dwarf willow | NW,NE |
| Salicaceae | Salix nigra | black willow | NW,NE |
| Simaroubaceae | Leitneria floridana | corkwood | NW,NE |
| Styracaceae | Halesia diptera | two-wing silverbell | NW,NE |
| Styracaceae | Styrax grandifolius | bigleaf snowbell | NW,NE |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis occidentalis | common hackberry | NW,NE |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus rubra | slippery elm | NW,NE |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex opaca | American holly | NW,NE,C |
| Betulaceae | Ostrya virginiana | hophornbeam | NW,NE,C |
| Cornaceae | Nyssa aquatica | water tupelo | NW,NE,C |
| Cornaceae | Nyssa sylvatica | blackgum | NW,NE,C |
| Cyrillaceae | Cliftonia monophylla | buckwheat tree | NW,NE,C |
| Fabaceae | Cercis canadensis | eastern redbud | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Castanea pumila | chinkapin | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Quercus falcata | southern red oak | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Quercus margaretta | sand post oak | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Quercus michauxii | swamp chestnut oak, basket oak | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Quercus shumardii | Shumard's oak | NW,NE,C |
| Fagaceae | Quercus stellata | post oak | NW,NE,C |
| Lauraceae | Persea humilis | silk bay | NW,NE,C |
| Lauraceae | Sassafras albidum | sassafras | NW,NE,C |
| Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron tulipifera | tuliptree | NW,NE,C |
| Myricaceae | Myrica caroliniensis | northern bayberry, evergreen bayberry | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus aestivalis | may hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus crus-galli | cockspur hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus flava | yellowleaf hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus marshallii | parsley hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus uniflora | dwarf hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus viridis | green hawthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Prunus americana | American plum | NW,NE,C |
| Rosaceae | Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw plum | NW,NE,C |
| Salicaceae | Populus deltoides | eastern cottonwood | NW,NE,C |
| Salicaceae | Salix floridana | Florida willow | NW,NE,C |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum | gum bully, Gum Bumelia, False Buckthorn | NW,NE,C |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon tenax | tough bully, tough Bumelia | NW,NE,C |
| Styracaceae | Halesia carolina | Carolina silverbell | NW,NE,C |
| Symplocaceae | Symplocos tinctoria | common sweetleaf | NW,NE,C |
| Tiliaceae | Tilia americana | American basswood | NW,NE,C |
| Ulmaceae | Planera aquatica | Planertree | NW,NE,C |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus alata | winged elm | NW,NE,C |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon reclinatum | Florida bully, Smooth Bumelia | NE,C |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus crassifolia | cedar elm | NE,C |
| Olacaceae | Ximenia americana | tallow wood | NE,C,S |
| Rosaceae | Prunus geniculata | scrub plum | C |
| Annonaceae | Annona glabra | pond apple | C,S |
| Capparaceae | Capparis cynophallophora | Jamaican caper | C,S |
| Capparaceae | Capparis flexuosa | falseteeth, Bay-leaved Caper, Limber Caper | C,S |
| Celastraceae | Maytenus phyllanthoides | Florida mayten | C,S |
| Chrysobalanaceae | Chrysobalanus icaco | coco plum | C,S |
| Combretaceae | Conocarpus erectus | button mangrove | C,S |
| Fabaceae | Dalbergia ecastaphyllum | coinvine | C,S |
| Lauraceae | Ocotea coriacea | lancewood | C,S |
| Malvaceae | Gossypium hirsutum | upland cotton | C,S |
| Moraceae | Ficus aurea | Florida strangler fig | C,S |
| Moraceae | Ficus citrifolia | wild banyantree | C,S |
| Myrsinaceae | Myrsine cubana | Guianese colicwood | C,S |
| Polygonaceae | Coccoloba diversifolia | tietongue | C,S |
| Polygonaceae | Coccoloba uvifera | seagrape | C,S |
| Putranjivaceae | Drypetes lateriflora | guiana plum | C,S |
| Sapotaceae | Chrysophyllum oliviforme | satinleaf | C,S |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon foetidissimum | false mastic, Jungleplum | C,S |
| Surianaceae | Suriana maritima | bay cedar | C,S |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex krugiana | tawnyberry holly | S |
| Bignoniaceae | Amphitecna latifolia | black calabash, jicarillo | S |
| Boraginaceae | Bourreria cassinifolia | smooth strongbark | S |
| Boraginaceae | Bourreria radula | rough strongbark | S |
| Boraginaceae | Bourreria succulenta | bodywood | S |
| Boraginaceae | Cordia bahamensis | Bahama manjack | S |
| Canellaceae | Canella winterana | wild cinnamon | S |
| Celastraceae | Schaefferia frutescens | Florida boxwood | S |
| Combretaceae | Bucida molinetii | spiny black olive | S |
| Euphorbiaceae | Gymnanthes lucida | oysterwood | S |
| Euphorbiaceae | Hippomane mancinella | manchineel | S |
| Lauraceae | Licaria triandra | pepperleaf sweetwood | S |
| Olacaceae | Schoepfia chrysophylloides | gulf graytwig | S |
| Putranjivaceae | Drypetes diversifolia | milkbark | S |
| Rhamnaceae | Colubrina arborescens | greenheart | S |
| Rhamnaceae | Colubrina cubensis | Cuban nakedwood | S |
| Rhamnaceae | Colubrina elliptica | soldierwood | S |
| Rosaceae | Prunus myrtifolia | West Indian cherry | S |
| Sapotaceae | Manilkara jaimiqui | wild dilly | S |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon celastrinum | saffron plum bumelia | S |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon salicifolium | white bully | S |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis pallida | spiny hackberry | S |
| Ulmaceae | Trema lamarckiana | Lamarck's trema | S |
| Ulmaceae | Trema micrantha | Jamaican nettletree | S |