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 673–720 of 903 plants in Sumter County
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shrubby Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
NativeEndemic
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Native
Simpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
Myrtaceae
Native
Simpson's Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Amaryllidaceae
NativeImperiled
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
NativeImperiled
Skunk Vine
Paederia foetida
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Native
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Scratch Daisy
Croptilon divaricatum
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Spikegrass
Chasmanthium laxum
Poaceae
Native
Slender Three-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha gracilens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Slender Woodland Sedge
Carex digitalis
Cyperaceae
Native
Small Butterwort
Pinguicula pumila
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides
Iridaceae
Introduced
Small Melilot
Melilotus indicus
Fabaceae
Introduced
Small Swollen Bladderwort
Utricularia radiata
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Small-Flower Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
Annonaceae
Native
Small-Flowered Buckthorn
Sageretia minutiflora
Rhamnaceae
Native
Small-Seeded Panicgrass
Dichanthelium chamaelonche
Poaceae
Native
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Native
Smallfruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia microcarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Smallhead Doll's Daisy
Boltonia diffusa
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Elephant's Foot
Elephantopus nudatus
Asteraceae
Native
Smut Grass
Sporobolus indicus
Poaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowy Orchid
Platanthera nivea
Orchidaceae
Native
Snowy White Eupatorium
Eupatorium petaloideum
Asteraceae
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
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.