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 1,297–1,344 of 1,580 plants in Miami-Dade County
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Native
Southern Fogfruit
Lippia stoechadifolia
Verbenaceae
NativeImperiled
Southern Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes torta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Native
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Searocket
Cakile lanceolata
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Seaside Spurge
Euphorbia bombensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
Myrtaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Speedyweed
Flaveria bidentis
Asteraceae
Spermacoce keyensis
Rubiaceae
Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra
Rubiaceae
Native
Spiked Pepper
Piper aduncum
Piperaceae
Introduced
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spiny False Fiddleleaf
Hydrolea spinosa
Hydroleaceae
Introduced
Spiny Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Verbenaceae
Native
Spiny Lasia
Lasia spinosa
Araceae
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Native
Spotted Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonaceae
Native
Spotted Mule-Ear Orchid
Trichocentrum undulatum
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sprangletop
Diplachne fusca
Poaceae
Native
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Native
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Native
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Spurred Neottia
Eltroplectris calcarata
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Squirrel's Tail
Justicia betonica
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.