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 95 plants in Gilchrist County, starting with S
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Post Oak
Quercus margaretiae
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Woods Sedge
Carex dasycarpa
Cyperaceae
Sandy Woods Witchgrass
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
Poaceae
Native
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scurf Hoarypea
Tephrosia chrysophylla
Fabaceae
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Native
Slender False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Sand Sedge
Cyperus filiculmis
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Scratch Daisy
Croptilon divaricatum
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Three-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha gracilens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Slimleaf Pawpaw
Asimina angustifolia
Annonaceae
Native
Small's Skullcap
Scutellaria multiglandulosa
Lamiaceae
Small-Flowered Buckthorn
Sageretia minutiflora
Rhamnaceae
Native
Smooth Alder
Alnus serrulata
Betulaceae
Native
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowy White Eupatorium
Eupatorium petaloideum
Asteraceae
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.