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 721–768 of 903 plants in Sumter County
Sorrel
Sabdariffa gossypiifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
South American Skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Native
Southern Glade Forestiera
Forestiera ligustrina
Oleaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Native
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Native
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Native
Spring-Run Spiderlily
Hymenocallis rotata
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericaceae
Native
St. Peter's-Wort
Hypericum crux-andreae
Hypericaceae
Native
Sticky Jointvetch
Ctenodon viscidulus
Fabaceae
Native
Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
Cornaceae
Native
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw
Galium tinctorium
Rubiaceae
Native
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
Asteraceae
Native
Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Straw-Colored Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
Celastraceae
Native
Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
Cannabaceae
Native
Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
Poaceae
Introduced
Sugarcane Plumegrass
Erianthus giganteus
Poaceae
Native
Summer Farewell
Dalea pinnata
Fabaceae
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.