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 106 plants in Highlands County, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fivefingers
Syngonium angustatum
Araceae
Introduced
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flatstem Sida
Sida planicaulis
Malvaceae
Invasive II
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Floating Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peploides
Onagraceae
Native
Florida Airplant
Tillandsia × floridana
Bromeliaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beaksedge
Rhynchospora eximia
Cyperaceae
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Blazing Star
Liatris ohlingerae
Asteraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
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.