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 1–22 of 22 plants in Hillsborough County, starting with J
Jacquemontia verticillata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Jamaican Caper
Quadrella cynophallophora
Capparaceae
Native
Jamaican Feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
Zygophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Jamaicanweed
Nama jamaicensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Jameson's Waterlily
Nymphaea jamesoniana
Nymphaeaceae
NativeImperiled
Japanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporaceae
Introduced
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Clover
Kummerowia striata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Japanese Holly-Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Dryopteridaceae
Introduced
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Caprifoliaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Lady Fern
Deparia petersenii
Athyriaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Morning Glory
Ipomoea nil
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Java Glorybower
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Java Plum
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
Talinaceae
Native
Jingle Bell Orchid
Dendrophylax porrectus
Orchidaceae
Native
John Charles
Condea verticillata
Lamiaceae
Introduced
John Charles
Hyptis verticillata
Lamiaceae
Native
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
Poaceae
Introduced
Juba's Bush
Iresine diffusa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Jug Orchid
Microchilus querceticola
Orchidaceae
Native
Justicia amplifolia
Acanthaceae
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.