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 119 plants in Leon County, starting with B
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Banana-Shrub
Magnolia figo
Magnoliaceae
Introduced
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Basal Flower Sedge
Carex basiantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Basswood
Tilia americana
Malvaceae
Native
Bay Starvine
Schisandra glabra
Schisandraceae
NativeImperiled
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Milkvetch
Astragalus villosus
Fabaceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beefsteak Plant
Perilla frutescens
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Benguet Lily
Lilium philippinense
Liliaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnoliaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
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 Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Fagaceae
Native
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Native
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Black-Stemmed Spleenwort
Asplenium resiliens
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.