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 1,201–1,248 of 1,580 plants in Miami-Dade County
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
Native
Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Fabaceae
Native
Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Lavender
Tournefortia gnaphalodes
Boraginaceae
Native
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Poaceae
Native
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Native
Sea Torchwood
Amyris elemifera
Rutaceae
Native
Seabeach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera humifusa
Onagraceae
Native
Seashore Dropseed
Sporobolus virginicus
Poaceae
Native
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Seaside Petunia
Calibrachoa parviflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Seaside Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia maritima
Onagraceae
Native
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fabaceae
Native
Sessile Joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Seven-Year Apple
Casasia clusiifolia
Rubiaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shaggy Soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Shake Hand Tree
Xylosma bahamensis
Salicaceae
Introduced
Shakeshake
Crotalaria incana
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Shepherd's-Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Native
Shoebutton Ardisia
Ardisia elliptica
Primulaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shore Grass
Distichlis littoralis
Poaceae
Native
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Fig
Ficus citrifolia
Moraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shrubby Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silver Fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
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.