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 135 native plants in the North region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Asteraceae
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
False Cleavers
Galium spurium
Rubiaceae
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
Endemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
Endemic
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
Boraginaceae
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
Endemic
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Ericaceae
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Flatrock Pimpernel
Lindernia monticola
Linderniaceae
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
Endemic
Flatwoods St. John's-Wort
Hypericum microsepalum
Hypericaceae
Flatwoods Sunflower
Helianthus carnosus
Asteraceae
Endemic
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Floating Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peploides
Onagraceae
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Florida Airplant
Tillandsia × floridana
Bromeliaceae
Endemic
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
Endemic
Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Schisandraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.