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 371 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with S
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Shining Viburnum
Viburnum nitidum
Viburnaceae
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Short-Beard Plumegrass
Erianthus brevibarbis
Poaceae
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
Shortbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora galeana
Cyperaceae
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Lobelia
Lobelia brevifolia
Campanulaceae
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
Pinaceae
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Shortleaf Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon brevifolius
Poaceae
Shortleaf Sneezeweed
Helenium brevifolium
Asteraceae
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Shrub Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Ranunculaceae
Imperiled
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Shrubby St. John's-Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Hypericaceae
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Fagaceae
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Sicklepod
Borodinia canadensis
Brassicaceae
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Sideroxylon thornei
Sapotaceae
Imperiled
Silky Camellia
Stewartia malacodendron
Theaceae
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Silky Oat-Grass
Danthonia sericea
Poaceae
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Sapindaceae
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Silvery Everlasting
Gamochaeta argyrinea
Asteraceae
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
Single-Sorus Spleenwort
Asplenium monanthes
Aspleniaceae
Imperiled
Skeleton Fork Fern
Psilotum nudum
Psilotaceae
Imperiled
Skyblue Lupine
Lupinus diffusus
Fabaceae
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.