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 70 plants in Asteraceae, starting with S
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Asteraceae
Introduced
Saltwater False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Blazing Star
Liatris secunda
Asteraceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Savanna Blazing Star
Liatris savannensis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Savanna Sneezeweed
Helenium vernale
Asteraceae
Native
Savannah Aster
Symphyotrichum chapmanii
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scaly Blazing Star
Liatris squarrosa
Asteraceae
Native
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Scrubland Goldenaster
Chrysopsis subulata
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Seashore Ageratum
Ageratum maritimum
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris elegantula
Asteraceae
Native
Shaggy Soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Shiny Coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Sneezeweed
Helenium brevifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Silverleaf Sunflower
Helianthus argophyllus
Asteraceae
Native
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Silvery Everlasting
Gamochaeta argyrinea
Asteraceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Native
Sky Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
Asteraceae
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Native
Slender Scratch Daisy
Croptilon divaricatum
Asteraceae
Native
Small White Aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Asteraceae
Native
Small's Ragwort
Packera anonyma
Asteraceae
Native
Small-Leaf Squarestem
Melanthera parvifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Smaller White Snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
Asteraceae
Native
Smallflower Desert-Chicory
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus
Asteraceae
Native
Smallflower Thoroughwort
Eupatorium semiserratum
Asteraceae
Native
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Native
Smallhead Doll's Daisy
Boltonia diffusa
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Cat's Ear
Hypochaeris glabra
Asteraceae
Introduced
Smooth Elephant's Foot
Elephantopus nudatus
Asteraceae
Native
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowy White Eupatorium
Eupatorium petaloideum
Asteraceae
Soft Goldaster
Bradburia pilosa
Asteraceae
Native
Soft Greeneyes
Berlandiera pumila
Asteraceae
Native
Softhair Coneflower
Rudbeckia mollis
Asteraceae
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
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.