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 1,536 plants in Sarasota County
Be-Still Tree
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Native
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
Goodeniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Native
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bishop Wood
Bischofia javanica
Phyllanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Poaceae
Introduced
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Native
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackberry Lily
Iris domestica
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
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 Ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Blue Lips
Sclerochiton harveyanus
Acanthaceae
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Native
Blue Pea
Clitoria ternatea
Fabaceae
Introduced
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Native
Blue Pussyleaf
Nelsonia canescens
Acanthaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.