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 49–96 of 200 plants starting with R
Red Silk Cotton Tree
Bombax ceiba
Malvaceae
Red Spider Lily
Lycoris radiata
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Red Stopper
Eugenia rhombea
Myrtaceae
Native
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tip Photinia
Photinia × fraseri
Rosaceae
Introduced
Red Tower Ginger
Costus comosus
Costaceae
Native
Red Water Lily
Nymphaea rubra
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Red-Crescent Marigold
Tagetes lunulata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red-Purple Ragwort
Senecio elegans
Asteraceae
Red-Seeded Dandelion
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Redberry Stopper
Eugenia confusa
Myrtaceae
Native
Reddish Wild-Pine
Tillandsia × smalliana
Bromeliaceae
NativeEndemic
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Redgal
Morinda royoc
Rubiaceae
Native
Redpod Rush
Juncus trigonocarpus
Juncaceae
Native
Redring Milkweed
Asclepias variegata
Apocynaceae
Native
Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthaceae
Native
Redroot Flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Cyperaceae
Native
Redstem Purslane
Portulaca rubricaulis
Portulacaceae
Native
Redtop Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
Poaceae
Native
Redvein Abutilon
Callianthe picta
Malvaceae
Introduced
Reed Palm
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Reetha
Sapindus mukorossi
Sapindaceae
Introduced
Reeve's Spirea
Spiraea cantoniensis
Rosaceae
Introduced
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Cyperaceae
Native
Rescue Brome
Bromus catharticus
Poaceae
Introduced
Resindot Sunflower
Helianthus resinosus
Asteraceae
Native
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
Reticulate-Seeded Spurge
Euphorbia spathulata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Reversed Clover
Trifolium resupinatum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Rhaphiolepis bibas
Rosaceae
Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana
Poaceae
Introduced
Rhododendron austrinum × canescens
Ericaceae
Rhynchospora brachychaeta
Cyperaceae
Ribbon Fern
Ophioderma pendulum
Ophioglossaceae
Introduced
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Rice Flat-Sedge
Cyperus iria
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Rice Paddy Herb
Limnophila aromatica
Plantaginaceae
Rice Paper Plant
Tetrapanax papyrifer
Araliaceae
Introduced
Richard's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris jupicai
Xyridaceae
Native
Rick Rack Cactus
Selenicereus anthonyanus
Cactaceae
Native
Ridged Yellow Flax
Linum striatum
Linaceae
Native
Rillita Pellitory
Parietaria hespera
Urticaceae
Native
Rio Grande Copper Lily
Zephyranthes tubispatha
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Rio Spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
River Birch
Betula nigra
Betulaceae
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.