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 145–192 of 1,620 plants in Hillsborough County
Blue Potatobush
Lycianthes rantonnetii
Solanaceae
Introduced
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blue Water-Speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae
Native
Borage
Borago officinalis
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazil Raintree
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Centratherum punctatum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia gigantea
Aristolochiaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Red-Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vaseplant
Aechmea distichantha
Bromeliaceae
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Watermeal
Wolffia brasiliensis
Araceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf
Thymophylla tenuiloba
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleseed Star Grass
Hypoxis wrightii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Malvaceae
Introduced
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Britton's Beargrass
Nolina brittoniana
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Native
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Brooksville Bellflower
Protocodon robinsiae
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Brown's Sword Fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Asteraceae
Native
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Browne's Savory
Clinopodium brownei
Lamiaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Bur Clover
Medicago polymorpha
Fabaceae
Introduced
Burmann's Basketgrass
Oplismenus burmanni
Poaceae
Introduced
Bush Allamanda
Allamanda schottii
Apocynaceae
Native
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Busy Lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Balsaminaceae
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.