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 295 native plants in the South region, starting with S
Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbitaceae
St. Andrew's Cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericaceae
St. Peter's-Wort
Hypericum crux-andreae
Hypericaceae
Staghorn Clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
Lycopodiaceae
Stalked Adder's-Tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Ophioglossaceae
Starry Rosinweed
Silphium asteriscus
Asteraceae
Stately Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron abruptum
Thelypteridaceae
Sticky Jointvetch
Ctenodon viscidulus
Fabaceae
Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
Cornaceae
Stiff Flower Star Orchid
Epidendrum rigidum
Orchidaceae
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw
Galium tinctorium
Rubiaceae
Stiff Star-Hair Fern
Goniopteris sclerophylla
Thelypteridaceae
Imperiled
Stiff Yellow Flax
Linum medium
Linaceae
Stiffhair Waxweed
Cuphea strigulosa
Lythraceae
Stillingia tenuis
Euphorbiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Stinking Camphorweed
Pluchea foetida
Asteraceae
Stinkingtoe
Hymenaea courbaril
Fabaceae
Stipulicida lacerata
Caryophyllaceae
Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
Asteraceae
Stout Smartweed
Persicaria robustior
Polygonaceae
Straw-Colored Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus
Cyperaceae
Striped Bladderwort
Utricularia striata
Lentibulariaceae
Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
Cannabaceae
Sugarcane Plumegrass
Erianthus giganteus
Poaceae
Summer Grape
Vitis aestivalis
Vitaceae
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Fabaceae
Supplejack
Berchemia scandens
Rhamnaceae
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
Fagaceae
Swamp Dock
Rumex verticillatus
Polygonaceae
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus distinctus
Cyperaceae
Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Cyperaceae
Swamp Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Fagaceae
Swamp Leatherflower
Clematis crispa
Ranunculaceae
Swamp Loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
Lythraceae
Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Lauraceae
Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Malvaceae
Swamp Rush
Juncus paludosus
Juncaceae
Swamp Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus
Cyperaceae
Swamp Shield-Fern
Cyclosorus interruptus
Thelypteridaceae
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonaceae
Swamp Star Grass
Hypoxis curtissii
Hypoxidaceae
Swamp Tupelo
Nyssa biflora
Nyssaceae
Swamp Twinflower
Dyschoriste humistrata
Acanthaceae
Swampbush
Pavonia paludicola
Malvaceae
Imperiled
Swartz's Snoutbean
Rhynchosia swartzii
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
Fabaceae
Sweet Everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Asteraceae
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.