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 642 plants in Gulf County
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sandhill Blazing Star
Liatris secunda
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Native
Savanna Iris
Iris tridentata
Iridaceae
Native
Savanna Sneezeweed
Helenium vernale
Asteraceae
Native
Savannah Aster
Symphyotrichum chapmanii
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scalloped Milkwort
Senega crenata
Polygalaceae
Scareweed
Baptisia simplicifolia
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Scarlet Calamint
Clinopodium coccineum
Lamiaceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Almond
Terminalia catappa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Fabaceae
Native
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Poaceae
Native
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Native
Seabeach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera humifusa
Onagraceae
Native
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Seaside Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia maritima
Onagraceae
Native
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Seminole False Foxglove
Agalinis filifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shampoo Ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shore Medick
Medicago littoralis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Native
Shortleaf Lobelia
Lobelia brevifolia
Campanulaceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.