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 338 native plants in the North region, starting with S

Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Scaldweed
Cuscuta gronovii
Convolvulaceae
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Scarlet Pea
Indigofera miniata
Fabaceae
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Scentless Mock Orange
Philadelphus inodorus
Hydrangeaceae
Scirpus lineatus
Cyperaceae
Scorpion's-Tail
Heliotropium angiospermum
Boraginaceae
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Scrub Buckwheat
Eriogonum floridanum
Polygonaceae
EndemicImperiled
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
Endemic
Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
Juglandaceae
Endemic
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
Endemic
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
Endemic
Scrub Wild Olive
Cartrema floridanum
Oleaceae
Endemic
Scrubland Goldenaster
Chrysopsis subulata
Asteraceae
Endemic
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Fabaceae
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Poaceae
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Seabeach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera humifusa
Onagraceae
Seashore Dropseed
Sporobolus virginicus
Poaceae
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Primulaceae
Seaside Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia maritima
Onagraceae
Seaside Sandmat
Euphorbia polygonifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Seaside Threeawn
Aristida tuberculosa
Poaceae
Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
Onagraceae
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
Endemic
Seminole False Foxglove
Agalinis filifolia
Orobanchaceae
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Onocleaceae
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fabaceae
Sessile Dodder
Cuscuta compacta
Convolvulaceae
Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris elegantula
Asteraceae
Shaggy Crabgrass
Digitaria villosa
Poaceae
Shaggy Hedgehyssop
Gratiola pilosa
Plantaginaceae
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Sharpscale Sedge
Carex oxylepis
Cyperaceae
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae

Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.