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 1–44 of 44 plants in the Central region, starting with J
Jaboticaba
Plinia cauliflora
Myrtaceae
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Moraceae
Jackson False Foxglove
Agalinis filicaulis
Orobanchaceae
Native
Jacquemontia verticillata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Jamaican Caper
Quadrella cynophallophora
Capparaceae
Native
Jamaican Dogwood
Piscidia piscipula
Fabaceae
Native
Jamaican Feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
Zygophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Jamaican Nightshade
Solanum jamaicense
Solanaceae
Native
Jamaicanweed
Nama jamaicensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Jameson's Waterlily
Nymphaea jamesoniana
Nymphaeaceae
NativeImperiled
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Araliaceae
Introduced
Japanese Banana
Musa basjoo
Musaceae
Introduced
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Berberidaceae
Introduced
Japanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporaceae
Introduced
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Clover
Kummerowia striata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Japanese Glorybower
Clerodendrum japonicum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Japanese Holly-Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Dryopteridaceae
Introduced
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Caprifoliaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Lady Fern
Deparia petersenii
Athyriaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Millet
Echinochloa esculenta
Poaceae
Japanese Morning Glory
Ipomoea nil
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Japanese Spindle Tree
Euonymus japonicus
Celastraceae
Introduced
Japanese-Lantern
Alkekengi officinarum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Java Glorybower
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Java Plum
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jeweled Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
Iridaceae
Native
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
Talinaceae
Native
Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
Solanaceae
Introduced
Jingle Bell Orchid
Dendrophylax porrectus
Orchidaceae
Native
John Charles
Condea verticillata
Lamiaceae
Introduced
John Charles
Hyptis verticillata
Lamiaceae
Native
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
Poaceae
Introduced
Jointed Flatsedge
Cyperus articulatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Juba's Bush
Iresine diffusa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Juda's Bush
Iresine rhizomatosa
Amaranthaceae
Native
Jug Orchid
Microchilus querceticola
Orchidaceae
Native
Jujube
Ziziphus jujuba
Rhamnaceae
Introduced
Jungle Flame
Ixora coccinea
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Poaceae
Introduced
Justicia amplifolia
Acanthaceae
Native
Justicia comata
Acanthaceae
Native
Justicia pringlei
Acanthaceae
Native
Jute
Corchorus olitorius
Malvaceae
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.