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 193–240 of 338 native plants in the North region, starting with S
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Ericaceae
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Southeastern Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia linifolia
Onagraceae
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Southeastern Wildrye
Elymus glabriflorus
Poaceae
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Southern Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnaceae
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Iridaceae
Southern Bluethread
Burmannia capitata
Burmanniaceae
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Bignoniaceae
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Southern Dawnflower
Stylisma humistrata
Convolvulaceae
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Southern Ghost Pipe
Monotropa brittonii
Ericaceae
Southern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium formosum
Ericaceae
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
Athyriaceae
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Southern Lobelia
Lobelia georgiana
Campanulaceae
Southern Long Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa
Cyperaceae
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Brassicaceae
Southern Milkweed
Asclepias viridula
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Southern Quillwort
Isoetes flaccida
Isoetaceae
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Fagaceae
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Southern Searocket
Cakile lanceolata
Brassicaceae
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Southern Seaside Spurge
Euphorbia bombensis
Euphorbiaceae
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Southern Toothed Viburnum
Viburnum scabrellum
Viburnaceae
Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
Orchidaceae
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Southern Water Hemlock
Cicuta mexicana
Apiaceae
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.