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 144 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with B
Biltmore Ash
Fraxinus biltmoreana
Oleaceae
Biltmore's Carrionflower
Smilax biltmoreana
Smilacaceae
Bird-Bill Spikegrass
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum
Poaceae
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Pteridaceae
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Fagaceae
Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Apiaceae
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Black-Edge Sedge
Carex nigromarginata
Cyperaceae
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Black-Stemmed Spleenwort
Asplenium resiliens
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
Fagaceae
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Blackseed Needlegrass
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Poaceae
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Cyperaceae
Blood Panicgrass
Dichanthelium consanguineum
Poaceae
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Papaveraceae
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 Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Polemoniaceae
Blue Porterweed
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Verbenaceae
Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
Apiaceae
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Bluestem Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Asteraceae
Bluff Oak
Quercus austrina
Fagaceae
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Cyperaceae
Blunt Woodsia
Woodsia obtusa
Woodsiaceae
Imperiled
Bog Panic Grass
Dichanthelium lucidum
Poaceae
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Bog Tupelo
Nyssa ursina
Nyssaceae
Endemic
Bog Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris difformis
Xyridaceae
Bosc's Mille Graines
Oldenlandia boscii
Rubiaceae
Bosc's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium boscii
Poaceae
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Boykin's Clusterpea
Lackeya multiflora
Fabaceae
Boykin's Milkwort
Senega boykinii
Polygalaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.