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 124 plants in Polk County, starting with B
Bahama Nightshade
Solanum bahamense
Solanaceae
Native
Bahama Waltheria
Waltheria bahamensis
Malvaceae
Native
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 Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Banana-Shrub
Magnolia figo
Magnoliaceae
Introduced
Banks' Violet
Viola banksii
Violaceae
Introduced
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Poaceae
Introduced
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Basswood
Tilia americana
Malvaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Begonia
Begonia hirtella
Begoniaceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Beckner's Lupine
Lupinus aridorum
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Beehive Ginger
Zingiber spectabile
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Belladonna Lily
Amaryllis belladonna
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Big Three-Awn
Aristida condensata
Poaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Birmingham Blackberry
Rubus probativus
Rosaceae
Bishop Wood
Bischofia javanica
Phyllanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
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.