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 481–528 of 707 plants starting with S
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Toothed Viburnum
Viburnum scabrellum
Viburnaceae
Native
Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Hemlock
Cicuta mexicana
Apiaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Whitetop
Doellingeria sericocarpoides
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Native
Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Spanish Shawl
Heterotis rotundifolia
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
Myrtaceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spearleaf Swampmallow
Pavonia hastata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Speedyweed
Flaveria bidentis
Asteraceae
Spermacoce dasycephala
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Spermacoce keyensis
Rubiaceae
Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra
Rubiaceae
Native
Spider Brake
Pteris multifida
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spider Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spiderwisp
Cleome gynandra
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Native
Spiked Pepper
Piper aduncum
Piperaceae
Introduced
Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
Fabaceae
NativeImperiled
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Amaranthaceae
Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
Onagraceae
Native
Spineless Yucca
Yucca gigantea
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spiny Coontail
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Ceratophyllaceae
Native
Spiny False Fiddleleaf
Hydrolea spinosa
Hydroleaceae
Introduced
Spiny Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Verbenaceae
Native
Spiny Hackberry
Celtis iguanaea
Cannabaceae
Native
Spiny Hackberry
Celtis pallida
Cannabaceae
Native
Spiny Lasia
Lasia spinosa
Araceae
Spiny Monkey Orange
Strychnos spinosa
Loganiaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.