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 96 plants in Highlands County, starting with B
Bahama Waltheria
Waltheria bahamensis
Malvaceae
Native
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Bald Bedstraw
Galium orizabense
Rubiaceae
Native
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
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 Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Barbados Lily
Hippeastrum puniceum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Poaceae
Introduced
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
Goodeniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bengal Quince
Aegle marmelos
Rutaceae
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 Three-Awn
Aristida condensata
Poaceae
Native
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
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Bleeding Glorybower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Daze
Evolvulus glomeratus
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Blue Flax-Lily
Dianella caerulea
Asphodelaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.