Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–48 of 105 plants in Alachua County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
Native
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Native
Five-Leaved Chaste Tree
Vitex negundo
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Ericaceae
Native
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods St. John's-Wort
Hypericum microsepalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Native
Florida Balm
Dicerandra densiflora
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Dock
Rumex floridanus
Polygonaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.