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 211 plants in Nassau County, starting with S

Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Salsola pontica
Amaranthaceae
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Cordgrass
Sporobolus alterniflorus
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Sand Spurry
Spergularia marina
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltwater False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Saltwort
Batis maritima
Bataceae
Native
Saltwort
Salsola kali
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Post Oak
Quercus margaretiae
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Ticktrefoil
Desmodium lineatum
Fabaceae
Native
Sandankwa Viburnum
Viburnum suspensum
Viburnaceae
Introduced
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
Verbenaceae
Native
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Savanna Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Savanna Sneezeweed
Helenium vernale
Asteraceae
Native
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Savannah Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia virgata
Onagraceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
Juglandaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Scurf Hoarypea
Tephrosia chrysophylla
Fabaceae
Sea Almond
Terminalia catappa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Fabaceae
Native
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Poaceae
Native
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Native
Seabeach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera humifusa
Onagraceae
Native
Seashore Dropseed
Sporobolus virginicus
Poaceae
Native
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
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.