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 1–48 of 57 plants in Columbia County, starting with B
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Biltmore Ash
Fraxinus biltmoreana
Oleaceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poaceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Fagaceae
Native
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Native
Bradford Pear
Pyrus calleryana
Rosaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Cat's-Ear
Hypochaeris chillensis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Malvaceae
Introduced
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad-Leaved Goldenaster
Pityopsis latifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Browne's Savory
Clinopodium brownei
Lamiaceae
Native
Buckroot
Pediomelum canescens
Fabaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
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.