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 97–144 of 338 native plants in the North region, starting with S
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Shore Grass
Distichlis littoralis
Poaceae
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Short-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes brevilabris
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Shortleaf Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon brevifolius
Poaceae
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
Poaceae
Showy Dawnflower
Stylisma abdita
Convolvulaceae
Endemic
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Showy Prairie Gentian
Eustoma russellianum
Gentianaceae
Shrubby Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
Fabaceae
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Shrubby St. John's-Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Hypericaceae
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Fagaceae
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
Endemic
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Simpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
Myrtaceae
Simpson's Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Amaryllidaceae
Imperiled
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
Imperiled
Skyflower
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hydroleaceae
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceae
Sleepy Catchfly
Silene antirrhina
Caryophyllaceae
Slender Beaksedge
Rhynchospora gracilenta
Cyperaceae
Slender Blazing-Star
Liatris gracilis
Asteraceae
Slender Bush Clover
Lespedeza virginica
Fabaceae
Slender Clubmoss
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
Lycopodiaceae
Slender Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis
Poaceae
Slender False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Orobanchaceae
Slender Fimbry
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Cyperaceae
Imperiled
Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
Asteraceae
Slender Indiangrass
Sorghastrum elliottii
Poaceae
Slender Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium tenerum
Poaceae
Slender Rose Gentian
Sabatia campanulata
Gentianaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.