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 175 plants in the North region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Polemoniaceae
Native
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
Asteraceae
Native
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Asteraceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Cleavers
Galium spurium
Rubiaceae
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 Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fan-Leaf Chinese Green Dragon
Pinellia pedatisecta
Araceae
Introduced
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
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
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Blazing Star
Liatris pauciflora
Asteraceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae
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
Fire Stick
Euphorbia tirucalli
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Fire-Star Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
Native
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Native
Fish Poison Tree
Barringtonia asiatica
Lecythidaceae
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.