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 97–144 of 152 native plants in the Central region, starting with F
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Florida Pinkroot
Spigelia loganioides
Loganiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
Endemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Florida Pygmy Pipes
Monotropsis reynoldsiae
Ericaceae
Endemic
Florida Rayless Goldenrod
Bigelowia australis
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
Ericaceae
Florida Scrub Bluecurls
Trichostema suffrutescens
Lamiaceae
Endemic
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Florida Scrub Oak
Quercus inopina
Fagaceae
Endemic
Florida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
Lamiaceae
Florida Sedge
Carex floridana
Cyperaceae
Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
Fabaceae
Florida Soapberry
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindaceae
Florida Speargrass
Piptochaetium avenacioides
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Florida Threeawn
Aristida rhizomophora
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Ticktrefoil
Desmodium floridanum
Fabaceae
Florida Toadflax
Linaria floridana
Plantaginaceae
Florida Valerian
Valeriana scandens
Caprifoliaceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Florida Water Aster
Symphyotrichum fontinale
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Florida Yam
Dioscorea floridana
Dioscoreaceae
Florida Yellow Bladderwort
Utricularia floridana
Lentibulariaceae
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Florida Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris floridana
Xyridaceae
Florida Yellowcress
Nasturtium floridanum
Brassicaceae
Endemic
Florida Yellowtops
Flaveria floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
Imperiled
Flowering Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis florida
Oxalidaceae
Forked Rush
Juncus dichotomus
Juncaceae
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Fourspike Heliotrope
Euploca procumbens
Boraginaceae
Fourvalve Mimosa
Mimosa quadrivalvis
Fabaceae
Foxtail Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Lycopodiaceae
Fragrant Beaksedge
Rhynchospora odorata
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Prickly-Apple
Harrisia fragrans
Cactaceae
Endemic
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Free-Tip Star-Hair Fern
Goniopteris tetragona
Thelypteridaceae
Imperiled
Freeman's Maple
Acer × freemanii
Sapindaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.