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 1–32 of 32 plants in the North region, starting with J
Jamaican Feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
Zygophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Jamaicanweed
Nama jamaicensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Araliaceae
Introduced
Japanese Ardisia
Ardisia japonica
Primulaceae
Invasive II
Japanese Banana
Musa basjoo
Musaceae
Introduced
Japanese Camellia
Camellia japonica
Theaceae
Introduced
Japanese Chain Fern
Woodwardia japonica
Blechnaceae
Introduced
Japanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporaceae
Introduced
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Clover
Kummerowia striata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Japanese Holly-Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Dryopteridaceae
Introduced
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Caprifoliaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Iris
Iris sanguinea
Iridaceae
Introduced
Japanese Lady Fern
Deparia petersenii
Athyriaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Japanese Ternstroemia
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Pentaphylacaceae
Introduced
Jerusalem Cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
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
Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Poaceae
Introduced
Justice-Weed
Eupatorium leucolepis
Asteraceae
Native
Justicia amplifolia
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.