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 267 plants in Palm Beach County, starting with S

Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sacramento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sacred Fig
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Introduced
Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbonaceae
Introduced
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
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 Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Native
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
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
Sanguinaria
Alternanthera ficoidea
Amaranthaceae
Native
Sansevieria ebracteata
Asparagaceae
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceae
NativeInvasive I
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Native
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Native
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
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
Scarlet Cordia
Cordia sebestena
Boraginaceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Powder-Puff
Calliandra haematocephala
Fabaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Scarletfruit Passionflower
Passiflora lanuginosa
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Scorpion's-Tail
Heliotropium angiospermum
Boraginaceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
Juglandaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Sea Almond
Terminalia catappa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
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.