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 86 plants in Leon County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Asteraceae
Native
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Featherbells
Stenanthium gramineum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
Native
Field Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Asteraceae
Native
Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Field Penny-Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Five-Leaved Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema quinatum
Araceae
Native
Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
Boraginaceae
Native
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Ericaceae
Native
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods St. John's-Wort
Hypericum microsepalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Flax-Leaved Horseweed
Erigeron bonariensis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Floating Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peploides
Onagraceae
Native
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bellwort
Uvularia floridana
Colchicaceae
Imperiled
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Dropseed
Sporobolus floridanus
Poaceae
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Horsebalm
Collinsonia punctata
Lamiaceae
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.