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 91 plants in Hernando County, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
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 Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fischer's Begonia
Begonia fischeri
Begoniaceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Floating Antler-Fern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Pteridaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Airplant
Tillandsia × floridana
Bromeliaceae
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 False Sunflower
Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Feathershank
Schoenocaulon dubium
Melanthiaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
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.