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 49–96 of 236 native plants starting with B
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
Asteraceae
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
Asteraceae
Bearded Begonia
Begonia hirtella
Begoniaceae
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Bearded Milkvetch
Astragalus villosus
Fabaceae
Bearded Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Poaceae
Beautiful Hawthorn
Crataegus pulcherrima
Rosaceae
Beckner's Lupine
Lupinus aridorum
Fabaceae
Endemic
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
Orobanchaceae
Bejuco De Puerco
Ipomoea tiliacea
Convolvulaceae
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Bent Sedge
Carex styloflexa
Cyperaceae
Bicolor Bog Orchid
Platanthera × bicolor
Orchidaceae
Biennial Beeblossom
Oenothera gaura
Onagraceae
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Poaceae
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Big Pine Key Pricklypear
Opuntia abjecta
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Big Sandbur
Cenchrus myosuroides
Poaceae
Big Three-Awn
Aristida condensata
Poaceae
Big-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Bigleaf Grass-Of-Parnassus
Parnassia grandifolia
Celastraceae
Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnoliaceae
Bigleaf Snowbell
Styrax grandifolius
Styracaceae
Bigleaf Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis ovalis
Hamamelidaceae
Imperiled
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Bigtop Lovegrass
Eragrostis hirsuta
Poaceae
Biltmore Ash
Fraxinus biltmoreana
Oleaceae
Biltmore's Carrionflower
Smilax biltmoreana
Smilacaceae
Bindii
Acanthospermum hispidum
Asteraceae
Bindweed Dwarf Morning-Glory
Evolvulus convolvuloides
Convolvulaceae
Imperiled
Bird's-Eye Gilia
Gilia tricolor
Polemoniaceae
Bird-Bill Spikegrass
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum
Poaceae
Biscayne Prickly-Ash
Zanthoxylum coriaceum
Rutaceae
Imperiled
Biscayne Spleenwort
Asplenium biscaynianum
Aspleniaceae
Endemic
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.