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 961–1,008 of 1,223 plants in Lake County
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Elephant's Foot
Elephantopus nudatus
Asteraceae
Native
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Soap Aloe
Aloe maculata
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft Greeneyes
Berlandiera pumila
Asteraceae
Native
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Native
Softhair Coneflower
Rudbeckia mollis
Asteraceae
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Poaceae
Introduced
South American Jelly Palm
Butia odorata
Arecaceae
Introduced
South American Skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Native
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Native
Southern Ghost Pipe
Monotropa brittonii
Ericaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Native
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Native
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Poaceae
Native
Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera intermedia
Droseraceae
Native
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Native
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
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.