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 1,345–1,392 of 1,536 plants in Sarasota County
Sweet Everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Sweet Shaggytuft
Stenandrium dulce
Acanthaceae
Native
Sweet Viburnum
Viburnum odoratissimum
Viburnaceae
Introduced
Sweet William Catchfly
Atocion armeria
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Native
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Poaceae
Native
Swollen Bladderwort
Utricularia inflata
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Tahitian Bridalveil
Gibasis pellucida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Taiwan Firethorn
Pyracantha koidzumii
Rosaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Taiwanese Rain Tree
Koelreuteria elegans
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tall Dodder
Cuscuta exaltata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Jointweed
Polygonella gracilis
Polygonaceae
Native
Tall Nightshade
Solanum chenopodioides
Solanaceae
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Senega cymosa
Polygalaceae
Native
Tall Threeawn
Aristida patula
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Tall Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris platylepis
Xyridaceae
Native
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Tampa Mock-Vervain
Glandularia tampensis
Verbenaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tampa Prairie Clover
Dalea adenopoda
Fabaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tangerine
Citrus deliciosa
Rutaceae
Introduced
Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Ten-Angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Verbenaceae
Native
Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
Poaceae
Introduced
Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia rufa
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Thicket Bean
Phaseolus polystachios
Fabaceae
Native
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Thorny Olive
Elaeagnus pungens
Elaeagnaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Threadleaf Beaksedge
Rhynchospora filifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Three-Ribbed Arrowgrass
Triglochin striata
Juncaginaceae
Native
Ti
Cordyline fruticosa
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Timor Black Bamboo
Bambusa lako
Poaceae
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Toothcup
Rotala ramosior
Lythraceae
Native
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Native
Torpedo Grass
Panicum repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Tough Bully
Sideroxylon tenax
Sapotaceae
Native
Tourist Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceae
Native
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
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.