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 65 plants in Sumter County, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fivefingers
Syngonium angustatum
Araceae
Introduced
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Native
Floating Antler-Fern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Pteridaceae
Native
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
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 Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida False Sunflower
Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Feathershank
Schoenocaulon dubium
Melanthiaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Milkvetch
Astragalus obcordatus
Fabaceae
Florida Milkvine
Matelea floridana
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pinkroot
Spigelia loganioides
Loganiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
Lamiaceae
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.