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 232 plants in Lake County, starting with S
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Asteraceae
Introduced
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Native
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sandankwa Viburnum
Viburnum suspensum
Viburnaceae
Introduced
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Hawthorn
Crataegus lassa
Rosaceae
Native
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Lupine
Lupinus cumulicola
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandhill Tippetoes
Tephrosia mysteriosa
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandy Woods Witchgrass
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
Poaceae
Native
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Savannah Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia virgata
Onagraceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scaldweed
Cuscuta gronovii
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Kammetjie
Freesia laxa
Iridaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Powder-Puff
Calliandra haematocephala
Fabaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Native
Scorpion's-Tail
Heliotropium angiospermum
Boraginaceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Buckwheat
Eriogonum floridanum
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
Juglandaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Plum
Prunus geniculata
Rosaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.