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 63 plants in Hendry County, starting with B
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Clematis
Clematis baldwinii
Ranunculaceae
NativeEndemic
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Barbados Lily
Hippeastrum puniceum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Big-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bishop Wood
Bischofia javanica
Phyllanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Native
Blue Witchgrass
Dichanthelium caerulescens
Poaceae
Native
Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
Poaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazil Raintree
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleseed Star Grass
Hypoxis wrightii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
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.