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 1,057–1,104 of 1,313 plants in Broward County
Slippery Burr
Corchorus siliquosus
Malvaceae
Native
Small White Clover
Trifolium nigrescens
Fabaceae
Introduced
Smallfruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia microcarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Smooth Agave
Agave desmetiana
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Smooth Joyweed
Alternanthera paronychioides
Amaranthaceae
Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthaceae
Native
Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Poaceae
Native
Smut Grass
Sporobolus indicus
Poaceae
Introduced
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowbush
Breynia disticha
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Native
Soldierwood
Colubrina elliptica
Rhamnaceae
Native
Song of India
Dracaena reflexa
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Poaceae
Introduced
Sorrel
Sabdariffa gossypiifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Fogfruit
Lippia stoechadifolia
Verbenaceae
NativeImperiled
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Searocket
Cakile lanceolata
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Seaside Spurge
Euphorbia bombensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
Myrtaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spiny Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Verbenaceae
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.