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 1,057–1,104 of 1,536 plants in Sarasota County
Roadside Sandmat
Euphorbia lasiocarpa
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Root Beer Plant
Piper auritum
Piperaceae
Native
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Cactus
Pereskia grandifolia
Cactaceae
Introduced
Rose Glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Rose Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Apocynaceae
Native
Rose Myrtle
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rose Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Rose-Apple
Syzygium jambos
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Buttonweed
Hexasepalum teres
Rubiaceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae
Native
Roughhair Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium strigosum
Poaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Water-Hyssop
Bacopa rotundifolia
Plantaginaceae
Native
Roundpod St. John's-Wort
Hypericum cistifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
Moraceae
Introduced
Running Oak
Quercus pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Rush Bladderwort
Utricularia juncea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Rust Weed
Polypremum procumbens
Tetrachondraceae
Native
Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Ericaceae
Native
Sabdariffa radiata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Sacramento Bur
Triumfetta semitriloba
Malvaceae
Introduced
Sacred Fig
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Introduced
Saffron Plum
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Sapotaceae
Native
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Cordgrass
Sporobolus alterniflorus
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh False Foxglove
Agalinis maritima
Orobanchaceae
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
Saltmeadow Rush
Juncus gerardi
Juncaceae
Native
Saltwater False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Saltwort
Batis maritima
Bataceae
Native
Sanchezia tigrina
Acanthaceae
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Native
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Native
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
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.