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 95 plants in St. Johns County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Asteraceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
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
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
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 Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Native
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
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 Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Native
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Colchicaceae
Introduced
Flatrock Pimpernel
Lindernia monticola
Linderniaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flatwoods Sunflower
Helianthus carnosus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Balm
Dicerandra densiflora
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Coastal Bluecurls
Trichostema floridanum
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida False Sunflower
Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hoarypea
Tephrosia florida
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
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.