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 145–192 of 1,580 plants in Miami-Dade County
Blue Crowngrass
Paspalum caespitosum
Poaceae
Native
Blue Mahoe
Hibiscus elatus
Malvaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Blue Rattlepod
Crotalaria verrucosa
Fabaceae
Introduced
Blue Scarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia loeflingii
Primulaceae
Introduced
Blue Witchgrass
Dichanthelium caerulescens
Poaceae
Native
Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
Poaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Blushing Bride Airplant
Tillandsia ionantha
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Native
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae
Native
Bolivian Sunset
Seemannia sylvatica
Gesneriaceae
Native
Borage
Borago officinalis
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Bower Plant
Pandorea jasminoides
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Native
Braceletwood
Jacquinia arborea
Primulaceae
Introduced
Bracted Colicroot
Aletris bracteata
Nartheciaceae
Native
Bracted Fanpetals
Sida ciliaris
Malvaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazil Beauty-Leaf
Calophyllum brasiliense
Calophyllaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Centratherum punctatum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia gigantea
Aristolochiaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Jackbean
Canavalia brasiliensis
Fabaceae
Native
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Red-Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bread Nut
Brosimum alicastrum
Moraceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleseed Star Grass
Hypoxis wrightii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad Halberd Fern
Tectaria heracleifolia
Tectariaceae
Native
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Native
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Goldenaster
Pityopsis latifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Broadleaf Water-Milfoil
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Haloragaceae
Native
Broombush False Willow
Baccharis dioica
Asteraceae
Native
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Brown Mustard
Brassica juncea
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Brown's Sword Fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.