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 143 native plants in the South region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Fakahatchee Bluethread
Burmannia flava
Burmanniaceae
Imperiled
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
False Golden Polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Polypodiaceae
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
Endemic
False Water Spider
Habenaria distans
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
Imperiled
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
Endemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Fence Post Tree
Gliricidia sepium
Fabaceae
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Fevillea cordifolia
Cucurbitaceae
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
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
Fireweed
Erechtites valerianifolius
Asteraceae
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Asteraceae
Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
Convolvulaceae
Five-Petal Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
Phyllanthaceae
Flag-Pawpaw
Asimina obovata
Annonaceae
Endemic
Flame Vine
Pyrostegia venusta
Bignoniaceae
Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Cyperaceae
Flatspike Sedge
Abildgaardia ovata
Cyperaceae
Flattened Pipewort
Eriocaulon compressum
Eriocaulaceae
Flatwoods Bluecurls
Trichostema gracile
Lamiaceae
Endemic
Flaxleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis linifolia
Orobanchaceae
Floating Antler-Fern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Pteridaceae
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Floating Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peploides
Onagraceae
Flor De Llanten
Stelis gelida
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
Endemic
Florida Beach Pricklypear
Opuntia ammophila
Cactaceae
Endemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.