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 1–48 of 97 plants in St. Lucie County, starting with B
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Poaceae
Introduced
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Bay-Leaved Caper
Cynophalla flexuosa
Capparaceae
Native
Baycedar
Suriana maritima
Surianaceae
Native
Be-Still Tree
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Native
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
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
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
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 Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
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
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Ironwood
Krugiodendron ferreum
Rhamnaceae
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
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blister Pod
Sacoglottis amazonica
Humiriaceae
Blolly
Guapira discolor
Nyctaginaceae
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.