Florida Wildflowers & Butterflies Brochure
Download the brochure PDF to learn about 50 of the most common native flowers and butterflies in Florida.
This brochure was developed in cooperation with the State of Florida and the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc. Printed copies of the Florida Wildflowers & Butterflies brochure may be ordered in any quantity from the UF IFAS Bookstore. The bookstore has a number of other informative guides and brochures about pollinators and native plants.
Books about Florida native plants
A Gardener’s Guide to Florida’s Native Plants, by Rufino Osorio, University Press of Florida (2001).
Florida Native Plants, by Robert Haehle & Joan Brookwell, (1999).
Florida’s Best Native Landscape Plants, by Gil Nelson, University Press of Florida (2003).
Florida Wetland Plants: An Identification Manual, by John C. Tobe and others, (1998). Available from: UF/IFAS Publications (800-226-1764)
Florida Wildflowers and Roadside Plants, by C. Ritchie Bell and Bryan J. Taylor, The University of North Carolina Press (1998).
Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities, by Walter Kingsley Taylor. University Press of Florida (1998).
The Guide to Florida Wildflowers, by Walter KingsleyTaylor, Taylor Publishing Company (1992).
Books about Florida butterflies and butterfly gardening
Butterflies of Florida Field Guide, by Jaret C. Daniels, Adventure Publications, Inc. (2003).
Butterflies through Binoculars, A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida, by Jeffrey Glassberg, Marc C. Minno, and John V. Calhoun. Oxford University Press (2000).
Florida Butterfly Caterpillars, by Marc C. Minno, Jerry F. Butler, and Donald W. Hall, University Press of Florida (2005).
Florida Butterfly Gardening, by Marc C. Minno and Maria Minno, University Press of Florida (1999).
Florida’s Fabulous Butterflies, by Thomas C. Emmel, World Publications,(Fourth Edition 2000).
The Right Plants for Dry Places, Native Plant Landscaping in Central Florida, by the Suncoast Native Plant Society, Great Outdoors Publishing Co., (Second Edition ISBN: 0820004235).
Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening, by Jaret C. Daniels, University Press of Florida (2000).
Websites with information on Florida wildflowers and related topics
Association of Florida Native Nurseries
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida Natural Areas Inventory
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)