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 116 plants in Orange County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
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 Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
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
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
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
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Mustard
Brassica rapa
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Field Penny-Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Fine-Leaved Water-Dropwort
Oenanthe aquatica
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Fishtail Swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
Nephrolepidaceae
Introduced
Five-Minute Plant
Solanum atropurpureum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Fivefingers
Syngonium angustatum
Araceae
Introduced
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Flannel Weed
Sida cordifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
Flax-Leaved Horseweed
Erigeron bonariensis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Floating Antler-Fern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Pteridaceae
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.