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 371 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with S
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 Milkweed
Asclepias viridula
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Southern Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Lamiaceae
Southern Needleleaf Airplant
Tillandsia setacea
Bromeliaceae
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 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 Whitetop
Doellingeria sericocarpoides
Asteraceae
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
Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
Onagraceae
Spiny Spikemoss
Selaginella acanthonota
Selaginellaceae
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 Wakerobin
Trillium maculatum
Melanthiaceae
Sprawling Hoary Pea
Tephrosia hispidula
Fabaceae
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
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.