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 295 native plants in the South region, starting with S

Small Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus
Potamogetonaceae
Small Prescott Orchid
Prescottia oligantha
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Small Swollen Bladderwort
Utricularia radiata
Lentibulariaceae
Small White Aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Asteraceae
Small's Bogbutton
Paepalanthus minor
Eriocaulaceae
Small's Milkpea
Galactia smallii
Fabaceae
EndemicImperiled
Small's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris smalliana
Xyridaceae
Small-Flower Halfchaff Sedge
Cyperus subsquarrosus
Cyperaceae
Small-Flowered Buckthorn
Sageretia minutiflora
Rhamnaceae
Small-Leaf Squarestem
Melanthera parvifolia
Asteraceae
EndemicImperiled
Small-Seeded Panicgrass
Dichanthelium chamaelonche
Poaceae
Smallcane
Lasiacis divaricata
Poaceae
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Asteraceae
Smallfruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia microcarpa
Onagraceae
Smallhead Doll's Daisy
Boltonia diffusa
Asteraceae
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthaceae
Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Poaceae
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Snowy Orchid
Platanthera nivea
Orchidaceae
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Solanum umbellatum
Solanaceae
Soldierwood
Colubrina elliptica
Rhamnaceae
Sorrelvine
Cissus trifoliata
Vitaceae
Sourgrass
Digitaria insularis
Poaceae
Soursop
Annona muricata
Annonaceae
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Southeastern Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia linifolia
Onagraceae
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Southeastern Sunflower
Helianthus agrestis
Asteraceae
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum divaricatum
Asteraceae
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Southern Bluethread
Burmannia capitata
Burmanniaceae
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Southern Flatsedge
Cyperus thyrsiflorus
Cyperaceae
Southern Fogfruit
Lippia stoechadifolia
Verbenaceae
Imperiled
Southern Ghost Pipe
Monotropa brittonii
Ericaceae
Southern Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes torta
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Southern Lipfern
Myriopteris microphylla
Pteridaceae
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae

Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.