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 128 native plants in the North region, starting with B
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
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
Black-Stemmed Spleenwort
Asplenium resiliens
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poaceae
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Blue Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea
Lentibulariaceae
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Blue Huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
Ericaceae
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Blue Mudplantain
Heteranthera limosa
Pontederiaceae
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
Apiaceae
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Fagaceae
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Cyperaceae
Bog Panic Grass
Dichanthelium lucidum
Poaceae
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Bog Tupelo
Nyssa ursina
Nyssaceae
Endemic
Bog Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris difformis
Xyridaceae
Bog Yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae
Boom's Quillwort
Isoetes boomii
Isoetaceae
Imperiled
Bosc's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium boscii
Poaceae
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Branched Foldwing
Dicliptera brachiata
Acanthaceae
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Bristle-Stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
Cyperaceae
Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf
Thymophylla tenuiloba
Asteraceae
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Britton's Beargrass
Nolina brittoniana
Asparagaceae
EndemicImperiled
Broad Halberd Fern
Tectaria heracleifolia
Tectariaceae
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Broad-Leaved Goldenaster
Pityopsis latifolia
Asteraceae
Endemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.