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 1,057–1,104 of 1,221 plants in St. Lucie County
Swamp Shield-Fern
Cyclosorus interruptus
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonaceae
Native
Swamp Star Grass
Hypoxis curtissii
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
Fabaceae
Native
Sweet Clockvine
Thunbergia fragrans
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Sweet Everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Native
Sweetsop
Annona squamosa
Annonaceae
Native
Swiss Cheese Plant
Monstera deliciosa
Araceae
Introduced
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Poaceae
Native
Swollen Bladderwort
Utricularia inflata
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Sword Bogmat
Wolffiella gladiata
Araceae
Native
Taiwanese Rain Tree
Koelreuteria elegans
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Jointweed
Polygonella gracilis
Polygonaceae
Native
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Senega cymosa
Polygalaceae
Native
Tall Reed
Phragmites karka
Poaceae
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
Tapegrass
Vallisneria spiralis
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Taper-Tip Cup Grass
Eriochloa acuminata
Poaceae
Native
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Ten-Angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
Poaceae
Introduced
Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia rufa
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Paspalum arundinaceum
Poaceae
Native
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Thorny Olive
Elaeagnus pungens
Elaeagnaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Cyperaceae
Native
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Tiny Milkwort
Senega smallii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Tongue-Shape Bogmat
Wolffiella lingulata
Araceae
Native
Toothache Grass
Ctenium aromaticum
Poaceae
Native
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.