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 1,009–1,056 of 1,313 plants in Broward County
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fabaceae
Native
Sessile Joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Seven-Year Apple
Casasia clusiifolia
Rubiaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shaggy Soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Shakeshake
Crotalaria incana
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Native
Shoebutton Ardisia
Ardisia elliptica
Primulaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Fig
Ficus citrifolia
Moraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
Poaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
NativeEndemic
Silk Oak
Grevillea robusta
Proteaceae
Introduced
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Native
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Native
Simpleleaf Chastetree
Vitex trifolia
Lamiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Simpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
Myrtaceae
Native
Sisal
Agave sisalana
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sixangle Foldwing
Dicliptera sexangularis
Acanthaceae
Native
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
NativeImperiled
Skunk Vine
Paederia foetida
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Skyflower
Duranta erecta
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Sleepy Morning
Waltheria indica
Malvaceae
Native
Slender Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis
Poaceae
Native
Slender Fimbry
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Cyperaceae
NativeImperiled
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Sandbur
Cenchrus gracillimus
Poaceae
Native
Slender Three-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha gracilens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Slenderleaf Clammyweed
Cleome aldenella
Cleomaceae
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.