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 211 plants in the Central region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Couch Finger Grass
Digitaria longiflora
Poaceae
Introduced
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Golden Polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
Native
False Mangosteen
Garcinia xanthochymus
Clusiaceae
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fennel-Leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
Potamogetonaceae
Native
Fern Tree
Filicium decipiens
Sapindaceae
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fever Tree
Vachellia xanthophloea
Fabaceae
Fevillea cordifolia
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
Native
Field Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Asteraceae
Native
Field Mustard
Brassica rapa
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Native
Field Penny-Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Fig-Leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium ficifolium
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.