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 80 plants in Hardee County, starting with S

Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Native
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrubland Goldenaster
Chrysopsis subulata
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Seaside Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia maritima
Onagraceae
Native
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shampoo Ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Simpson's Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Amaryllidaceae
NativeImperiled
Skyflower
Duranta erecta
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Sand Sedge
Cyperus filiculmis
Cyperaceae
Native
Small-Flower Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
Annonaceae
Native
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
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.