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 97–144 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
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
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackberry Lily
Iris domestica
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poaceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Bloodlily
Scadoxus multiflorus
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Eranthemum
Eranthemum pulchellum
Acanthaceae
Blue Ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Native
Blue Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Blue Lily
Agapanthus praecox
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blue Witchgrass
Dichanthelium caerulescens
Poaceae
Native
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
Poaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.