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 67 plants in the Keys, starting with F
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
NativeImperiled
Few-Flower Holdback
Denisophytum pauciflorum
Fabaceae
NativeImperiled
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fish Poison Tree
Barringtonia asiatica
Lecythidaceae
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Fishtail Swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
Nephrolepidaceae
Introduced
Five-Petal Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
Phyllanthaceae
Native
Fivefingers
Syngonium angustatum
Araceae
Introduced
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Flatglobe Dodder
Cuscuta umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Native
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Boxwood
Schaefferia frutescens
Celastraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Gamagrass
Tripsacum floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Hammock Milkpea
Galactia striata
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Keys Goldenrod
Solidago chrysopsis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Keys Noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Keys Nutrush
Scleria lithosperma
Cyperaceae
Native
Florida Keys Thoroughwort
Koanophyllon villosum
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
Celastraceae
Native
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.