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 Manatee County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
Native
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel-Leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
Potamogetonaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Fig-Leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium ficifolium
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Fireweed
Erechtites valerianifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishtail Swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
Nephrolepidaceae
Introduced
Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Native
Fivefingers
Syngonium angustatum
Araceae
Introduced
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
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
Floatingheart
Nymphoides humboldtiana
Menyanthaceae
Introduced
Florida Airplant
Tillandsia × floridana
Bromeliaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
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.