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 145–192 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Blushing Scrub Balm
Dicerandra modesta
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Bog Panic Grass
Dichanthelium lucidum
Poaceae
Native
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae
Native
Borage
Borago officinalis
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia gigantea
Aristolochiaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Red-Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bread Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Poaceae
Introduced
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Native
Bridges' and Orzell's Bluecurls
Trichostema bridgesii-orzellii
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristle-Stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
Cyperaceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Britton's Beargrass
Nolina brittoniana
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broadfruit Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora careyana
Cyperaceae
Native
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Brown's Sword Fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Browne's Savory
Clinopodium brownei
Lamiaceae
Native
Brownhair Snoutbean
Rhynchosia cinerea
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Buckroot
Pediomelum canescens
Fabaceae
Native
Buddha's Hand Taro
Alocasia cucullata
Araceae
Introduced
Buffalo-Bur
Solanum rostratum
Solanaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Burmann's Basketgrass
Oplismenus burmanni
Poaceae
Introduced
Bush Allamanda
Allamanda schottii
Apocynaceae
Native
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum glomeratum
Poaceae
Native
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Ginger Lily
Hedychium coronarium
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
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.