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 83 plants in Charlotte County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
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 Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishtail Swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
Nephrolepidaceae
Introduced
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beaksedge
Rhynchospora eximia
Cyperaceae
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 Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Chinchweed
Pectis linearifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Coastal Bluecurls
Trichostema floridanum
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.