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 97–144 of 1,386 plants in Manatee County
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bindii
Acanthospermum hispidum
Asteraceae
Native
Bishop Wood
Bischofia javanica
Phyllanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Bleeding Glorybower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Bloodlily
Scadoxus multiflorus
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Native
Blue Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Native
Blue Pea
Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceae
Introduced
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bog Panic Grass
Dichanthelium lucidum
Poaceae
Native
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Native
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazil Raintree
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Centratherum punctatum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
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.