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 1–22 of 22 plants in Sarasota County, starting with J
Jamaican Caper
Quadrella cynophallophora
Capparaceae
Native
Jamaican Dogwood
Piscidia piscipula
Fabaceae
Native
Jamaican Feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
Zygophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Jamaicanweed
Nama jamaicensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Jameson's Waterlily
Nymphaea jamesoniana
Nymphaeaceae
NativeImperiled
Japanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporaceae
Introduced
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Glorybower
Clerodendrum japonicum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Japanese Holly-Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Dryopteridaceae
Introduced
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Caprifoliaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Java Glorybower
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Java Plum
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
Talinaceae
Native
Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
Solanaceae
Introduced
Jingle Bell Orchid
Dendrophylax porrectus
Orchidaceae
Native
John Charles
Condea verticillata
Lamiaceae
Introduced
John Charles
Hyptis verticillata
Lamiaceae
Native
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
Poaceae
Introduced
Jointed Flatsedge
Cyperus articulatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Juba's Bush
Iresine diffusa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Jungle Flame
Ixora coccinea
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Poaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.