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 152 plants in Jackson County, starting with S
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Cyperaceae
Native
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Post Oak
Quercus margaretiae
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Native
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scaly Blazing Star
Liatris squarrosa
Asteraceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
Primulaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scirpus lineatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Scurf Hoarypea
Tephrosia chrysophylla
Fabaceae
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Onocleaceae
Native
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Sesame
Sesamum indicum
Pedaliaceae
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sessileleaf Pinelandcress
Warea sessilifolia
Brassicaceae
Native
Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris elegantula
Asteraceae
Native
Shepherd's-Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
Pinaceae
Native
Shortleaf Sneezeweed
Helenium brevifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Fagaceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silky Oat-Grass
Danthonia sericea
Poaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Single-Sorus Spleenwort
Asplenium monanthes
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Sleepy Catchfly
Silene antirrhina
Caryophyllaceae
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.