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 433–480 of 549 plants in DeSoto County
Sloe Plum
Prunus umbellata
Rosaceae
Native
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Native
Smallhead Doll's Daisy
Boltonia diffusa
Asteraceae
Native
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Native
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Native
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiderwisp
Cleome gynandra
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Native
Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Native
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericaceae
Native
Star Jasmine
Jasminum multiflorum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Starburst Bush
Clerodendrum quadriloculare
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
Cornaceae
Native
Stillingia tenuis
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
Asteraceae
Native
Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Streaked Rattlepod
Crotalaria pallida
Fabaceae
Introduced
Suckering Australian Pine
Casuarina glauca
Casuarinaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Fabaceae
Native
Swamp Dock
Rumex verticillatus
Polygonaceae
Native
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Swamp Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Fagaceae
Native
Swamp Leatherflower
Clematis crispa
Ranunculaceae
Native
Swamp Mahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Myrtaceae
Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Lauraceae
Native
Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Malvaceae
Native
Swamp Shield-Fern
Cyclosorus interruptus
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonaceae
Native
Swamp Star Grass
Hypoxis curtissii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Swamp Tupelo
Nyssa biflora
Nyssaceae
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.