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 139 native plants in the South region, starting with B
Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifolia
Piperaceae
Imperiled
Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
Pteridaceae
Bahama Maidenbush
Heterosavia bahamensis
Phyllanthaceae
Imperiled
Bahama Manjack
Varronia bahamensis
Boraginaceae
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
Bald Bedstraw
Galium orizabense
Rubiaceae
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Baldwin's Clematis
Clematis baldwinii
Ranunculaceae
Endemic
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Basil-Like Button Weed
Spermacoce ocymoides
Rubiaceae
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 Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Beach Jacquemontia
Jacquemontia reclinata
Convolvulaceae
EndemicImperiled
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Convolvulaceae
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
Asteraceae
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Bearded Begonia
Begonia hirtella
Begoniaceae
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Bejuco De Puerco
Ipomoea tiliacea
Convolvulaceae
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.