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 62 plants in Nassau County, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Dropseed
Sporobolus floridanus
Poaceae
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Hartwrightia
Hartwrightia floridana
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum floridanum
Lamiaceae
Florida Orangegrass
Ctenium floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Native
Florida Soapberry
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindaceae
Native
Florida Speargrass
Piptochaetium avenacioides
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Sunflower
Helianthus floridanus
Asteraceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Yam
Dioscorea floridana
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Native
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
NativeImperiled
Fly Poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Melanthiaceae
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.