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 961–1,008 of 1,293 plants in Hernando County
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
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Shiny Xylosma
Xylosma congesta
Salicaceae
Introduced
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shore Grass
Distichlis littoralis
Poaceae
Native
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Native
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
Poaceae
Native
Showy Dawnflower
Stylisma abdita
Convolvulaceae
NativeEndemic
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 Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
NativeEndemic
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Native
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Native
Simpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
Myrtaceae
Native
Simpson's Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Amaryllidaceae
NativeImperiled
Sisal
Agave sisalana
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
NativeImperiled
Skunk Vine
Paederia foetida
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Skyflower
Duranta erecta
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis
Poaceae
Native
Slender False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Sand Sedge
Cyperus filiculmis
Cyperaceae
Native
Slender Sandbur
Cenchrus gracillimus
Poaceae
Native
Slender Scratch Daisy
Croptilon divaricatum
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Spikegrass
Chasmanthium laxum
Poaceae
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.