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 49–66 of 66 native plants in the South region, starting with R
Rough Velvetseed
Guettarda scabra
Rubiaceae
Roughbark Lignum-Vitae
Guaiacum officinale
Zygophyllaceae
Imperiled
Roughhair Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium strigosum
Poaceae
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Roundleaf Lindernia
Lindernia rotundifolia
Linderniaceae
Roundleaf Water-Hyssop
Bacopa rotundifolia
Plantaginaceae
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Royal Flatsedge
Cyperus elegans
Cyperaceae
Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Arecaceae
Imperiled
Ruby Leaf
Alternanthera brasiliana
Amaranthaceae
Rugels' Hoarypea
Tephrosia rugelii
Fabaceae
Endemic
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Rush Bladderwort
Utricularia juncea
Lentibulariaceae
Russell River Grass
Paspalum paniculatum
Poaceae
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Rusty Grape
Vitis rufotomentosa
Vitaceae
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Ericaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.