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 1–48 of 73 native plants in the Keys, starting with B
Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifolia
Piperaceae
Imperiled
Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
Pteridaceae
Bahama Maidenbush
Heterosavia bahamensis
Phyllanthaceae
Imperiled
Bahama Nightshade
Solanum bahamense
Solanaceae
Bahama Strongbark
Bourreria succulenta
Boraginaceae
Bahama Waltheria
Waltheria bahamensis
Malvaceae
Bahama Wild Coffee
Psychotria ligustrifolia
Rubiaceae
Imperiled
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
Imperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Bastard Copperleaf
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
Endemic
Bay-Leaved Caper
Cynophalla flexuosa
Capparaceae
Baycedar
Suriana maritima
Surianaceae
Be-Still Tree
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Convolvulaceae
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Beach Prickly Pear
Opuntia anahuacensis
Cactaceae
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
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-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
Endemic
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Bindweed Dwarf Morning-Glory
Evolvulus convolvuloides
Convolvulaceae
Imperiled
Biscayne Prickly-Ash
Zanthoxylum coriaceum
Rutaceae
Imperiled
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Black Bog-Rush
Schoenus nigricans
Cyperaceae
Black Ironwood
Krugiodendron ferreum
Rhamnaceae
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Black Torch
Erithalis fruticosa
Rubiaceae
Blackbead
Pithecellobium keyense
Fabaceae
Blodgett's Silverbush
Argythamnia argothamnoides
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.