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 1–23 of 23 plants in DeSoto County, starting with R
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophoraceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
Roadside Flatsedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Lindernia
Lindernia rotundifolia
Linderniaceae
Native
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Arecaceae
NativeImperiled
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
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.