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 961–1,008 of 1,221 plants in St. Lucie County
Slender Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis dillenii
Oxalidaceae
Native
Slenderfruit Nutrush
Scleria georgiana
Cyperaceae
Native
Slenderleaf Clammyweed
Cleome aldenella
Cleomaceae
Native
Small Butterwort
Pinguicula pumila
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Small Swollen Bladderwort
Utricularia radiata
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Small's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris smalliana
Xyridaceae
Native
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Native
Smallfruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia microcarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Smallhead Doll's Daisy
Boltonia diffusa
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Agave
Agave desmetiana
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Smut Grass
Sporobolus indicus
Poaceae
Introduced
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowbush
Breynia disticha
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Soap Aloe
Aloe maculata
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Native
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Native
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southeastern Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia linifolia
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bluethread
Burmannia capitata
Burmanniaceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Searocket
Cakile lanceolata
Brassicaceae
Native
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Seaside Spurge
Euphorbia bombensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Shawl
Heterotis rotundifolia
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.