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 865–912 of 1,151 plants in Charlotte County
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shaggy Hedgehyssop
Gratiola pilosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shampoo Ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet
Zingiberaceae
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
Short-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes brevilabris
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora galeana
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
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
Simpson's Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Amaryllidaceae
NativeImperiled
Sixangle Foldwing
Dicliptera sexangularis
Acanthaceae
Native
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
NativeImperiled
Skyflower
Duranta erecta
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Sleepy Morning
Waltheria indica
Malvaceae
Native
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Fimbry
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Cyperaceae
NativeImperiled
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes lacera
Orchidaceae
Native
Slender Sand Sedge
Cyperus filiculmis
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Three-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha gracilens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Slenderfruit Nutrush
Scleria georgiana
Cyperaceae
Native
Slimleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium tenuifolium
Fabaceae
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.