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 338 native plants in the North region, starting with S
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Spiny Coontail
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Ceratophyllaceae
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Poaceae
Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera intermedia
Droseraceae
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Spotted Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonaceae
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Spotted St. John's Wort
Hypericum punctatum
Hypericaceae
Spotted Wakerobin
Trillium maculatum
Melanthiaceae
Sprangletop
Diplachne fusca
Poaceae
Sprawling Hoary Pea
Tephrosia hispidula
Fabaceae
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Spreading Sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa
Caryophyllaceae
Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Orchidaceae
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Spring-Run Spiderlily
Hymenocallis rotata
Amaryllidaceae
Endemic
Spruce Pine
Pinus glabra
Pinaceae
Spurge Nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbitaceae
St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericaceae
St. Peter's-Wort
Hypericum crux-andreae
Hypericaceae
Staggerbush
Lyonia mariana
Ericaceae
Staghorn Clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
Lycopodiaceae
Stalked Adder's-Tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Ophioglossaceae
Standing Cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
Polemoniaceae
Star Begonia
Begonia heracleifolia
Begoniaceae
Starburst Flatsedge
Cyperus plukenetii
Cyperaceae
Starry Rosinweed
Silphium asteriscus
Asteraceae
Sticky Jointvetch
Ctenodon viscidulus
Fabaceae
Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
Cornaceae
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw
Galium tinctorium
Rubiaceae
Stiff Yellow Flax
Linum medium
Linaceae
Stiff-Hair Sunflower
Helianthus hirsutus
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
Asteraceae
Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
Asteraceae
Strap-Leaf Sagittaria
Sagittaria kurziana
Alismataceae
Endemic
Straw-Colored Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus
Cyperaceae
Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
Celastraceae
Stream Bogmoss
Mayaca fluviatilis
Mayacaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.