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 145–192 of 515 native plants starting with S
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Shore Grass
Distichlis littoralis
Poaceae
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Short-Beard Plumegrass
Erianthus brevibarbis
Poaceae
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Short-Leaved Rosemary
Conradina brevifolia
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Short-Leaved Witchgrass
Dichanthelium curtifolium
Poaceae
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 Fig
Ficus citrifolia
Moraceae
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
Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
Poaceae
Showy Chalice Vine
Solandra grandiflora
Solanaceae
Showy Dawnflower
Stylisma abdita
Convolvulaceae
Endemic
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia violacea
Polygalaceae
Showy Prairie Gentian
Eustoma russellianum
Gentianaceae
Shrub Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Ranunculaceae
Imperiled
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
Sicklepod
Borodinia canadensis
Brassicaceae
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Sideroxylon thornei
Sapotaceae
Imperiled
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
Endemic
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
Silver Ponysfoot
Dichondra argentea
Convolvulaceae
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Silverleaf Sunflower
Helianthus argophyllus
Asteraceae
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
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.