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 311 plants starting with F
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Bluethread
Burmannia flava
Burmanniaceae
NativeImperiled
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 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 Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia pubentissima
Euphorbiaceae
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 Rosemary
Conradina canescens
Lamiaceae
Native
False Rue Anemone
Enemion biternatum
Ranunculaceae
Native
False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
False Spotted St. John's Wort
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Asteraceae
Native
False Water Spider
Habenaria distans
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
Pteridaceae
Native
Fan-Leaf Chinese Green Dragon
Pinellia pedatisecta
Araceae
Introduced
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Faux Persil
Cardiospermum corindum
Sapindaceae
NativeImperiled
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feather Stem Clubmoss
Lycopodiella prostrata
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Featherbells
Stenanthium gramineum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
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
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Fence Post Tree
Gliricidia sepium
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fennel-Leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
Potamogetonaceae
Native
Fern Tree
Filicium decipiens
Sapindaceae
Fern-Leaved False Foxglove
Aureolaria pedicularia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
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.