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 152 native plants in the Central region, starting with B
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 Three-Awn
Aristida condensata
Poaceae
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Bindii
Acanthospermum hispidum
Asteraceae
Bird's-Eye Gilia
Gilia tricolor
Polemoniaceae
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Rosaceae
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Black Ironwood
Krugiodendron ferreum
Rhamnaceae
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poaceae
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Blolly
Guapira discolor
Nyctaginaceae
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Blue Elderberry
Sambucus mexicana
Viburnaceae
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Polemoniaceae
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Blue Witchgrass
Dichanthelium caerulescens
Poaceae
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
Poaceae
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Fagaceae
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Cyperaceae
Blushing Scrub Balm
Dicerandra modesta
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Bog Panic Grass
Dichanthelium lucidum
Poaceae
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Bog Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris difformis
Xyridaceae
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.