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 1–32 of 32 plants in Sumter County, starting with R

Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rabbitfoot Grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Red Caustic-Creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Moraceae
NativeImperiled
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Redvein Abutilon
Callianthe picta
Malvaceae
Introduced
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
Rice Paper Plant
Tetrapanax papyrifer
Araliaceae
Introduced
Richard's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
Xyridaceae
Native
Rio Spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
Rose Glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Apocynaceae
Native
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Ruffled Spleenwort
Asplenium plenum
Aspleniaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Rugel's Nailwort
Paronychia rugelii
Caryophyllaceae
NativeImperiled
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
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.