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 190 plants in the South region, starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Bluethread
Burmannia flava
Burmanniaceae
NativeImperiled
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Couch Finger Grass
Digitaria longiflora
Poaceae
Introduced
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Golden Polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
Native
False Mangosteen
Garcinia xanthochymus
Clusiaceae
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
False Water Spider
Habenaria distans
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
NativeImperiled
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feathery Pennisetum
Cenchrus setosus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fence Post Tree
Gliricidia sepium
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fern Tree
Filicium decipiens
Sapindaceae
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fevillea cordifolia
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fiddle-Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
Moraceae
Introduced
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
Fiery Tasselflower
Emilia coccinea
Asteraceae
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.