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 97–132 of 132 native plants in the Keys, starting with S
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
Myrtaceae
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Spiny Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Verbenaceae
Spotted Mule-Ear Orchid
Trichocentrum undulatum
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Sprangletop
Diplachne fusca
Poaceae
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Spreading Sida
Sida abutilifolia
Malvaceae
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Euphorbiaceae
St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericaceae
Stiff Flower Star Orchid
Epidendrum rigidum
Orchidaceae
Stiff Yellow Flax
Linum medium
Linaceae
Stiffhair Waxweed
Cuphea strigulosa
Lythraceae
Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
Cannabaceae
Sugarcane Plumegrass
Erianthus giganteus
Poaceae
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Fabaceae
Supplejack
Berchemia scandens
Rhamnaceae
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Cyperaceae
Swamp Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Fagaceae
Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Lauraceae
Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Malvaceae
Swamp Rush
Juncus paludosus
Juncaceae
Swamp Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus
Cyperaceae
Swamp Shield-Fern
Cyclosorus interruptus
Thelypteridaceae
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonaceae
Swartz's Snoutbean
Rhynchosia swartzii
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
Fabaceae
Sweet Shaggytuft
Stenandrium dulce
Acanthaceae
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Poaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.