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 1,536 plants in Sarasota County
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Native
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazil Raintree
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Centratherum punctatum
Asteraceae
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
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleseed Star Grass
Hypoxis wrightii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Native
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Broadleaf Carpetgrass
Axonopus compressus
Poaceae
Native
Bronze Loquat
Eriobotrya deflexa
Rosaceae
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Brown Mustard
Brassica juncea
Brassicaceae
Introduced
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
Budda Pea
Aeschynomene indica
Fabaceae
Native
Buffalo-Bur
Solanum rostratum
Solanaceae
Native
Bullhorn Acacia
Vachellia cornigera
Fabaceae
Introduced
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchosia argentea
Malpighiaceae
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Burmann's Basketgrass
Oplismenus burmanni
Poaceae
Introduced
Burmese Fishtail-Palm
Caryota mitis
Arecaceae
Introduced
Bush Allamanda
Allamanda schottii
Apocynaceae
Native
Bush Morning Glory
Ipomoea carnea
Convolvulaceae
NativeInvasive II
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Bushy Lippia
Lippia alba
Verbenaceae
Native
Butterfly Ginger Lily
Hedychium coronarium
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.