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 372 plants starting with B
Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifolia
Piperaceae
NativeImperiled
Bacopa
Chaenostoma cordatum
Scrophulariaceae
Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
Pteridaceae
Native
Bahama Maidenbush
Heterosavia bahamensis
Phyllanthaceae
NativeImperiled
Bahama Manjack
Varronia bahamensis
Boraginaceae
NativeImperiled
Bahama Nightshade
Solanum bahamense
Solanaceae
Native
Bahama Sachsia
Sachsia polycephala
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Bahama Strongbark
Bourreria succulenta
Boraginaceae
Native
Bahama Swampbush
Pavonia bahamensis
Malvaceae
Introduced
Bahama Waltheria
Waltheria bahamensis
Malvaceae
Native
Bahama Wild Coffee
Psychotria ligustrifolia
Rubiaceae
NativeImperiled
Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
Asteraceae
Native
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Baker's Tickseed
Coreopsis bakeri
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Bald Bedstraw
Galium orizabense
Rubiaceae
Native
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Clematis
Clematis baldwinii
Ranunculaceae
NativeEndemic
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkvine
Matelea baldwyniana
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Plumegrass
Erianthus strictus
Poaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Campanulaceae
Introduced
Balloonplant
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Baltzell's Sedge
Carex baltzellii
Cyperaceae
Native
Banana-Shrub
Magnolia figo
Magnoliaceae
Introduced
Banks' Violet
Viola banksii
Violaceae
Introduced
Barb-Fruit Mallow
Pavonia spinifex
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Barbados Gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Cactaceae
Introduced
Barbados Lily
Hippeastrum puniceum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Barbados Nut
Jatropha curcas
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Barberton Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Poaceae
Introduced
Barrens Silky Aster
Symphyotrichum pratense
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Bartram's Airplant
Tillandsia bartramii
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bartram's Ixia
Salpingostylis caelestina
Iridaceae
NativeEndemic
Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Basal Flower Sedge
Carex basiantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Basil-Like Button Weed
Spermacoce ocymoides
Rubiaceae
Native
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus
Poaceae
Native
Basketwood
Serjania polyphylla
Sapindaceae
Introduced
Basswood
Tilia americana
Malvaceae
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.