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 1–15 of 15 plants in St. Lucie County, starting with J
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Moraceae
Jamaican Caper
Quadrella cynophallophora
Capparaceae
Native
Jamaican Feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
Zygophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Jamaican Nightshade
Solanum jamaicense
Solanaceae
Native
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Java Plum
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jeweled Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
Iridaceae
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
Jute
Corchorus olitorius
Malvaceae
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.