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 49 plants in Washington County, starting with B
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Beefsteak Plant
Perilla frutescens
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Poaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Native
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bluestem Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Asteraceae
Native
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Native
Bosc's Mille Graines
Oldenlandia boscii
Rubiaceae
Native
Bosc's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium boscii
Poaceae
Native
Bradford Pear
Pyrus calleryana
Rosaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleleaf Chaffhead
Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Asteraceae
Native
Brown-Fruit Rush
Juncus pelocarpus
Juncaceae
Native
Buckroot
Pediomelum canescens
Fabaceae
Native
Buckwheat Tree
Cliftonia monophylla
Cyrillaceae
Native
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
Native
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
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.