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 52 plants in Okaloosa County, starting with F
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
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
Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
Boraginaceae
Native
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flatfruit Beaksedge
Rhynchospora compressa
Cyperaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods St. John's-Wort
Hypericum microsepalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Lobelia
Lobelia floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Phlox
Phlox floridana
Polemoniaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Native
Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Sandreed
Sporobolus vaseyi
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Toadflax
Linaria floridana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Wild Indigo
Baptisia calycosa
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Yellow Bladderwort
Utricularia floridana
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Native
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
NativeImperiled
Fly Poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Foldear Lobelia
Lobelia flaccidifolia
Campanulaceae
Native
Formosa Lily
Lilium formosanum
Liliaceae
Introduced
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Foxtail Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fraser Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri
Magnoliaceae
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.