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 1–40 of 40 plants in the South region, starting with J
Jaboticaba
Plinia cauliflora
Myrtaceae
Jade Necklace
Peperomia rotundifolia
Piperaceae
NativeImperiled
Jamaican Caper
Quadrella cynophallophora
Capparaceae
Native
Jamaican Crabgrass
Digitaria horizontalis
Poaceae
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 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
Java Brucea
Brucea javanica
Simaroubaceae
Java Cassia
Cassia javanica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Java Glorybower
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Java Plum
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jersey Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolor
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Jeweled Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
Iridaceae
Native
Jeweled Maiden Fern
Amblovenatum opulentum
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
Talinaceae
Native
Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
Solanaceae
Introduced
Jingle Bell Orchid
Dendrophylax porrectus
Orchidaceae
Native
Jobé Bluecurls
Trichostema hobe
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
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
Jug Orchid
Microchilus querceticola
Orchidaceae
Native
Jungle Flame
Ixora coccinea
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Poaceae
Introduced
Justicia amplifolia
Acanthaceae
Native
Justicia comata
Acanthaceae
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.