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 1–41 of 41 plants in DeSoto County, starting with B
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
Native
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
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.