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 66 plants in Sumter County, starting with B
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Clematis
Clematis baldwinii
Ranunculaceae
NativeEndemic
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Basswood
Tilia americana
Malvaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Milkvetch
Astragalus villosus
Fabaceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
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
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Native
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
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Cyperaceae
Native
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Native
Branched Foldwing
Dicliptera brachiata
Acanthaceae
Native
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
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.