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 1–47 of 47 plants in Bay County, starting with F
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
Rosaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fish Poison Tree
Barringtonia asiatica
Lecythidaceae
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flatfruit Beaksedge
Rhynchospora compressa
Cyperaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods St. John's-Wort
Hypericum microsepalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Calamint
Clinopodium dentatum
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Lobelia
Lobelia floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Milkvetch
Astragalus obcordatus
Fabaceae
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Native
Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Sands St. Johnswort
Hypericum exile
Hypericaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Threadleaf Sundew
Drosera floridana
Droseraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Toadflax
Linaria floridana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Bladderwort
Utricularia floridana
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Fly Poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Formosa Lily
Lilium formosanum
Liliaceae
Introduced
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Foxtail Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fringed Star Grass
Hypoxis juncea
Hypoxidaceae
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.