Plants native to Bermuda

We document 164 of the 186 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Bermuda. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 164 Native, per Kew 186 Coverage 88% TDWG BER

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 164 native to Bermuda

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq. Euphorbiaceae 8
Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch. Pteridaceae 8
Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. Caryophyllaceae 8
Avicennia germinans (L.) L. Acanthaceae 8
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Baccharis glomeruliflora Pers. Asteraceae 8
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Plantaginaceae 8
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Urticaceae 8
Bolboschoenus robustus (Pursh) Soják Cyperaceae 8
Borrichia arborescens (L.) DC. Asteraceae 8
Callicarpa americana L. Lamiaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Canna glauca L. Cannaceae 8
Carex longii Mack. Cyperaceae 8
Casasia clusiifolia (Jacq.) Urb. Rubiaceae 8
Celtis laevigata Willd. Cannabaceae 8
Cenchrus echinatus L. Poaceae 8
Cenchrus tribuloides L. Poaceae 8
Ceratophyllum demersum L. Ceratophyllaceae 8
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. Rubiaceae 8
Chrysobalanus icaco L. Chrysobalanaceae 8
Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C.E.Jarvis Vitaceae 8
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl Cyperaceae 8
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. Polygonaceae 8
Commelina erecta L. Commelinaceae 8
Conocarpus erectus L. Combretaceae 8
Crossopetalum rhacoma Crantz Celastraceae 8
Croton punctatus Jacq. Euphorbiaceae 8
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus croceus Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus flavescens L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus planifolius Rich. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Desmanthus pernambucanus (L.) Thell. Fabaceae 8
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. Fabaceae 8
Dichondra carolinensis Michx. Convolvulaceae 8
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman Poaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC. Celastraceae 8
Eleocharis cellulosa Torr. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. Cyperaceae 8
Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd. Myrtaceae 8
Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small ex Porter & Britton Asteraceae 8
Euphorbia blodgettii Engelm. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia heterophylla L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia hyssopifolia L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia Jacq. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia nutans Lag. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia tithymaloides L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Eustachys petraea (Sw.) Desv. Poaceae 8
Ficus citrifolia Mill. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Forestiera segregata (Jacq.) Krug & Urb. Oleaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Heliotropium curassavicum L. Heliotropiaceae 8
Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb. Araliaceae 8
Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz Hypericaceae 8
Ipomoea hederifolia L. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea sagittata Poir. Convolvulaceae 8
Ipomoea triloba L. Convolvulaceae 8
Juncus acutus L. Juncaceae 8
Juncus biflorus Elliott Juncaceae 8
Juncus marginatus Rostk. Juncaceae 8
Juncus roemerianus Scheele Juncaceae 8
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledeb. Malvaceae 8
Lantana involucrata L. Verbenaceae 8
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Araceae 8
Lemna minor L. Araceae 8
Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi Poaceae 8
Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton Plumbaginaceae 8
Ludwigia repens J.R.Forst. Onagraceae 8
Myrica cerifera L. Myricaceae 8
Nama jamaicensis L. Namaceae 8
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott Nephrolepidaceae 8
Oenothera humifusa Nutt. Onagraceae 8
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Osmunda spectabilis Willd. Osmundaceae 8
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C.Presl Osmundaceae 8
Panicum amarum Elliott Poaceae 8
Panicum capillare L. Poaceae 8
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. Poaceae 8
Panicum virgatum L. Poaceae 8
Parietaria floridana Nutt. Urticaceae 8
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Vitaceae 8
Paspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius Poaceae 8
Paspalum distichum L. Poaceae 8
Paspalum fimbriatum Kunth Poaceae 8
Paspalum paniculatum L. Poaceae 8
Paspalum plicatulum Michx. Poaceae 8
Paspalum setaceum Michx. Poaceae 8
Paspalum vaginatum Sw. Poaceae 8
Passiflora incarnata L. Passifloraceae 8
Passiflora pallida L. Passifloraceae 8
Passiflora pectinata Griseb. Passifloraceae 8
Pelazoneuron kunthii (Desv.) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc. Thelypteridaceae 8
Persicaria punctata Small Polygonaceae 8
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene Verbenaceae 8
Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don Asteraceae 8
Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. Asteraceae 8
Proserpinaca palustris L. Haloragaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Psychotria ligustrifolia (Northr.) Millsp. Rubiaceae 8
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Randia aculeata L. Rubiaceae 8
Rhizophora mangle L. Rhizophoraceae 8
Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H.Pfeiff. Cyperaceae 8
Rhynchospora fascicularis (Michx.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Rhynchospora odorata C.Wright ex Griseb. Cyperaceae 8
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching Dryopteridaceae 8
Ruppia maritima L. Ruppiaceae 8
Salicornia perennis Mill. Chenopodiaceae 8
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl Goodeniaceae 8
Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart Cyperaceae 8
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Setaria magna Griseb. Poaceae 8
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen Poaceae 8
Sida ulmifolia Mill. Malvaceae 8
Smilax bona-nox L. Smilacaceae 8
Solidago sempervirens L. Asteraceae 8
Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae 8
Spermacoce remota Lam. Rubiaceae 8
Spiranthes torta (Thunb.) Garay & H.R.Sweet Orchidaceae 8
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Sporobolus pumilus (Roth) P.M.Peterson & Saarela Poaceae 8
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl Verbenaceae 8
Stellaria cuspidata D.F.K.Schltdl. Caryophyllaceae 8
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze Poaceae 8
Suriana maritima L. Surianaceae 8
Syringodium filiforme Kütz. Cymodoceaceae 8
Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex K.D.Koenig Hydrocharitaceae 8
Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Bromeliaceae 8
Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) Roem. & Schult. Heliotropiaceae 8
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Anacardiaceae 8
Trichogalium bermudense (L.) Kadereit & Schneew. Rubiaceae 8
Triumfetta semitriloba Jacq. Malvaceae 8
Turnera ulmifolia L. Passifloraceae 8
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Verbena scabra Vahl Verbenaceae 8
Waltheria indica L. Malvaceae 8
Yucca aloifolia L. Asparagaceae 8
Zanthoxylum flavum Vahl Rutaceae 8
Zostera marina L. Zosteraceae 8
Chloris radiata (L.) Sw. Poaceae 7
Gamochaeta antillana (Urb.) Anderb. Asteraceae 7
Anthephora hermaphrodita (L.) Kuntze Poaceae 6
Asplenium heterochroum Kunze Aspleniaceae 6
Atriplex cristata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Chenopodiaceae 6
Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb. Asparagaceae 6
Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urb. Cyperaceae 5
Salvinia auriculata Aubl. Salviniaceae 4
Spermacoce tenuior L. Rubiaceae 4
Carex bermudiana Hemsl. Cyperaceae 3
Juniperus bermudiana L. Cupressaceae 3
Paspalum stellatum Flüggé Poaceae 3
Sisyrinchium bermudiana L. Iridaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 22 more species as native to Bermuda that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (BER). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.