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 50 plants in Jefferson County, starting with B
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Biltmore's Carrionflower
Smilax biltmoreana
Smilacaceae
Native
Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Veronica persica
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
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-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Fagaceae
Native
Brazilian Elodea
Elodea densa
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristle-Stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
Cyperaceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broadleaf Carpetgrass
Axonopus compressus
Poaceae
Native
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Cyperaceae
Native
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Asteraceae
Native
Buckthorn Bully
Sideroxylon lycioides
Sapotaceae
NativeImperiled
Buckwheat Tree
Cliftonia monophylla
Cyrillaceae
Native
Buffalo-Bur
Solanum rostratum
Solanaceae
Native
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
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.