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 156 plants in Okeechobee County, starting with S
Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sacramento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba
Malvaceae
Introduced
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Finger Grass
Eustachys glauca
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
Verbenaceae
Native
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Native
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Savannah Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris flabelliformis
Xyridaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scarlet Powder-Puff
Calliandra haematocephala
Fabaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Scurf Hoarypea
Tephrosia chrysophylla
Fabaceae
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
Native
Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Native
Seaside Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia maritima
Onagraceae
Native
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Seminole False Foxglove
Agalinis filifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Senega balduini × ramosa
Polygalaceae
Senega lutea × rugelii
Polygalaceae
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Sessile Marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shaggy Crabgrass
Digitaria villosa
Poaceae
Native
Shaggy Hedgehyssop
Gratiola pilosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Shakeshake
Crotalaria incana
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
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.