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 152 native plants in the Central region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
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 Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
Endemic
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
Endemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
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 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
Fire Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes igniorchis
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
Endemic
Fireweed
Erechtites valerianifolius
Asteraceae
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Fischer's Begonia
Begonia fischeri
Begoniaceae
Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
Boraginaceae
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
Endemic
Flame Acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Acanthaceae
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Flatrock Pimpernel
Lindernia monticola
Linderniaceae
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
Endemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.