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 1,105–1,152 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Rose Myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Pink Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes carinata
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rose Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Dropseed
Sporobolus clandestinus
Poaceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Rough Lemon
Citrus × taitensis
Rutaceae
Introduced
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
Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
Moraceae
Introduced
Rugel's Nailwort
Paronychia rugelii
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Rugels' Hoarypea
Tephrosia rugelii
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rush Bladderwort
Utricularia juncea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Grape
Vitis rufotomentosa
Vitaceae
Native
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Ericaceae
Native
Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sacred Fig
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Introduced
Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbonaceae
Introduced
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Asteraceae
Introduced
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Finger Grass
Eustachys glauca
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Post Oak
Quercus margaretiae
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Native
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Lupine
Lupinus cumulicola
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandhill Tippetoes
Tephrosia mysteriosa
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.