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 48 plants in Hernando County, starting with R
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rabbitfoot Grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Rangoon Creeper
Combretum indicum
Combretaceae
Introduced
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Reclining Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Red Bleeding Heart Vine
Clerodendrum × speciosum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Red Caustic-Creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophoraceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Moraceae
NativeImperiled
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Cyperaceae
Native
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana
Poaceae
Introduced
Richard's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
Xyridaceae
Native
Rio Spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
River Sheoak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Casuarinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Apocynaceae
Native
Rose Myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rose Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Rough-Leaved Cats-Whiskers
Rotheca myricoides
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Roughhair Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium strigosum
Poaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Rubus chapmanii
Rosaceae
Rufous Bully
Sideroxylon rufohirtum
Sapotaceae
Rugel's Nailwort
Paronychia rugelii
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnaceae
Native
Rusty Grape
Vitis rufotomentosa
Vitaceae
Native
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Ericaceae
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.