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 1–41 of 41 plants in Osceola County, starting with R
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rangoon Creeper
Combretum indicum
Combretaceae
Introduced
Rattail
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Verbenaceae
NativeInvasive II
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Red Bleeding Heart Vine
Clerodendrum × speciosum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Red Caustic-Creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Moraceae
NativeImperiled
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Redtop Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
Poaceae
Native
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
Rhynchospora brachychaeta
Cyperaceae
Richard's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
Xyridaceae
Native
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
River Swamp Nutrush
Scleria distans
Cyperaceae
Native
Roadside Sandmat
Euphorbia lasiocarpa
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Apocynaceae
Native
Rose Myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Rough Panicgrass
Dichanthelium leucothrix
Poaceae
Native
Roughhair Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium strigosum
Poaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Ruby Leaf
Alternanthera brasiliana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Rugels' Hoarypea
Tephrosia rugelii
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Ericaceae
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.