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 707 plants starting with S

Sandhill Blazing Star
Liatris secunda
Asteraceae
Native
Sandhill Hawthorn
Crataegus lassa
Rosaceae
Native
Sandhill Jointweed
Polygonella fimbriata
Polygonaceae
Native
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Native
Sandhill Lupine
Lupinus cumulicola
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Native
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Native
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Native
Sandhill Tippetoes
Tephrosia mysteriosa
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
Verbenaceae
Native
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Native
Sandy Woods Sedge
Carex dasycarpa
Cyperaceae
Sandy Woods Witchgrass
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
Poaceae
Native
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Sanguinaria
Alternanthera ficoidea
Amaranthaceae
Native
Sanibel Island Lovegrass
Eragrostis tracyi
Poaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Sansevieria ebracteata
Asparagaceae
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceae
NativeInvasive I
Sargent's Hawthorn
Crataegus sargentii
Rosaceae
Sarracenia × popei
Sarraceniaceae
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sasanqua Camellia
Camellia sasanqua
Theaceae
Introduced
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Native
Sausage Tree
Kigelia africana
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Savanna Blazing Star
Liatris savannensis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Native
Savanna Cowbane
Oxypolis ternata
Apiaceae
Native
Savanna Iris
Iris tridentata
Iridaceae
Native
Savanna Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Savanna Sneezeweed
Helenium vernale
Asteraceae
Native
Savannah Aster
Symphyotrichum chapmanii
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
Native
Savannah Holly
Ilex × attenuata
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Savannah Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia virgata
Onagraceae
Native
Savannah Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris flabelliformis
Xyridaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Sawtooth Oak
Quercus acutissima
Fagaceae
Introduced
Scaldweed
Cuscuta gronovii
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scaleleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis aphylla
Orobanchaceae
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.