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 1,009–1,056 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Moraceae
NativeImperiled
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Water Lily
Nymphaea rubra
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Reddish Wild-Pine
Tillandsia × smalliana
Bromeliaceae
NativeEndemic
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Redgal
Morinda royoc
Rubiaceae
Native
Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthaceae
Native
Redstem Purslane
Portulaca rubricaulis
Portulacaceae
Native
Redtop Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
Poaceae
Native
Redvein Abutilon
Callianthe picta
Malvaceae
Introduced
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
Rice Flat-Sedge
Cyperus iria
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Richard's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
Xyridaceae
Native
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
River Sheoak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Casuarinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Roadside Flatsedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Roadside Sandmat
Euphorbia lasiocarpa
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Root Beer Plant
Piper auritum
Piperaceae
Native
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Apocynaceae
Native
Rose Myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rose-Apple
Syzygium jambos
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Lamiaceae
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa muricata
Poaceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Roughhair Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium strigosum
Poaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Toothcup
Rotala rotundifolia
Lythraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Arecaceae
NativeImperiled
Rubber Vine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Ruby Leaf
Alternanthera brasiliana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Rugels' Hoarypea
Tephrosia rugelii
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rush Bladderwort
Utricularia juncea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Grape
Vitis rufotomentosa
Vitaceae
Native
Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sacramento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sacred Fig
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.