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 64 plants in Okeechobee County, starting with B
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Clematis
Clematis baldwinii
Ranunculaceae
NativeEndemic
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bearded Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Poaceae
Native
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
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
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Watermeal
Wolffia brasiliensis
Araceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
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.