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 1–36 of 36 plants in DeSoto County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Milkweed
Asclepias feayi
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
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.