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 1–43 of 43 plants in Columbia County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Floating Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peploides
Onagraceae
Native
Florida Balm
Dicerandra densiflora
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Dropseed
Sporobolus floridanus
Poaceae
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hoarypea
Tephrosia florida
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Florida Milkvine
Matelea floridana
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Orangegrass
Ctenium floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Sedge
Carex floridana
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Speargrass
Piptochaetium avenacioides
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Threeawn
Aristida rhizomophora
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Native
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
NativeImperiled
Flowering Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis florida
Oxalidaceae
Native
Formosa Lily
Lilium formosanum
Liliaceae
Introduced
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Foxtail Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Fringed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora ciliaris
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fringed Star Grass
Hypoxis juncea
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Fringed Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris fimbriata
Xyridaceae
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.