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 86 plants in Escambia County, starting with B
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Plumegrass
Erianthus strictus
Poaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Balloonplant
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Native
Beach Vitex
Vitex rotundifolia
Lamiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
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
Beefsteak Plant
Perilla frutescens
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnoliaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Bird-Bill Spikegrass
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum
Poaceae
Native
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackberry Lily
Iris domestica
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
Fagaceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Native
Blue Lily
Agapanthus praecox
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
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
Bluecrown Passionflower
Passiflora caerulea
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
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.