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 231 native plants starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Fakahatchee Bluethread
Burmannia flava
Burmanniaceae
Imperiled
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Asteraceae
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
False Cleavers
Galium spurium
Rubiaceae
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
False Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia pubentissima
Euphorbiaceae
False Golden Polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Polypodiaceae
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
False Rue Anemone
Enemion biternatum
Ranunculaceae
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
Endemic
False Spotted St. John's Wort
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
Hypericaceae
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Asteraceae
False Water Spider
Habenaria distans
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
Imperiled
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
Featherbells
Stenanthium gramineum
Melanthiaceae
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
Endemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Fence Post Tree
Gliricidia sepium
Fabaceae
Fennel-Leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
Potamogetonaceae
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Fevillea cordifolia
Cucurbitaceae
Few-Flower Holdback
Denisophytum pauciflorum
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
Field Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Asteraceae
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Fimbristylis tomentosa
Cyperaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.