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 241–288 of 363 native plants in the Central region, starting with S

Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
Southern Pepperweed
Lepidium austrinum
Brassicaceae
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
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
Asteraceae
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
Myrtaceae
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Spiny Coontail
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Ceratophyllaceae
Spiny Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Verbenaceae
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Spleen Amaranth
Amaranthus dubius
Amaranthaceae
Split Leaf Climber
Philodendron radiatum
Araceae
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Poaceae
Spoonleaf Peperomia
Peperomia magnoliifolia
Piperaceae
Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera intermedia
Droseraceae
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Spotted Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonaceae
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Sprawling Hoary Pea
Tephrosia hispidula
Fabaceae
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Orchidaceae
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae

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