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 372 plants starting with B
Bastard Copperleaf
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bastard Oak
Quercus sinuata
Fagaceae
Native
Bay County Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum album
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
Lauraceae
Introduced
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Bay Rum Tree
Pimenta racemosa
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Bay Starvine
Schisandra glabra
Schisandraceae
NativeImperiled
Bay-Leaved Caper
Cynophalla flexuosa
Capparaceae
Native
Baycedar
Suriana maritima
Surianaceae
Native
Bayur Tree
Pterospermum acerifolium
Malvaceae
Be-Still Tree
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Native
Beach Alectryon
Alectryon coriaceus
Sapindaceae
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beach Jacquemontia
Jacquemontia reclinata
Convolvulaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
Goodeniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Native
Beach Spider Lily
Hymenocallis littoralis
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Beach Texas Pricklypear
Opuntia bentonii
Cactaceae
Beach Vitex
Vitex rotundifolia
Lamiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
Asteraceae
Native
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Native
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Asteraceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Begonia
Begonia hirtella
Begoniaceae
Native
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bearded Milkvetch
Astragalus villosus
Fabaceae
Native
Bearded Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Poaceae
Native
Beautiful Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Nyctaginaceae
Beautiful Hawthorn
Crataegus pulcherrima
Rosaceae
Native
Beckner's Lupine
Lupinus aridorum
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Bedding Begonia
Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum
Begoniaceae
Introduced
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Beechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beefsteak Plant
Perilla frutescens
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Beehive Ginger
Zingiber spectabile
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Bejuco De Puerco
Ipomoea tiliacea
Convolvulaceae
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.