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 56 native plants in the Keys, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
Endemic
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
Imperiled
Few-Flower Holdback
Denisophytum pauciflorum
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Five-Petal Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
Phyllanthaceae
Flatglobe Dodder
Cuscuta umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Florida Boxwood
Schaefferia frutescens
Celastraceae
Imperiled
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Florida Gamagrass
Tripsacum floridanum
Poaceae
Imperiled
Florida Hammock Milkpea
Galactia striata
Fabaceae
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Florida Keys Goldenrod
Solidago chrysopsis
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Florida Keys Noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Florida Keys Nutrush
Scleria lithosperma
Cyperaceae
Florida Keys Thoroughwort
Koanophyllon villosum
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
Celastraceae
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
Endemic
Florida Semaphore Cactus
Consolea corallicola
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Florida Silver Palm
Coccothrinax argentata
Arecaceae
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Florida Thatch Palm
Thrinax radiata
Arecaceae
Florida Threeawn
Aristida floridana
Poaceae
Endemic
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
Endemic
Florida Water Aster
Symphyotrichum fontinale
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Florida Whitetop
Rhynchospora floridensis
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.