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 50 plants in Gulf County, starting with B
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
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
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
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
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bog Tupelo
Nyssa ursina
Nyssaceae
NativeEndemic
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleleaf Chaffhead
Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Malvaceae
Introduced
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broomwort
Scoparia montevidensis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Buckwheat Tree
Cliftonia monophylla
Cyrillaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Bur Clover
Medicago polymorpha
Fabaceae
Introduced
Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia rosea
Sarraceniaceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
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.