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 289–336 of 515 native plants starting with S
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Anacardiaceae
Smooth Ticktrefoil
Desmodium laevigatum
Fabaceae
Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Poaceae
Smooth Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria flava
Orobanchaceae
Smoothbark St. Johnswort
Hypericum lissophloeus
Hypericaceae
EndemicImperiled
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Snowy Orchid
Platanthera nivea
Orchidaceae
Soapwort Gentian
Gentiana saponaria
Gentianaceae
Soft Goldaster
Bradburia pilosa
Asteraceae
Soft Greeneyes
Berlandiera pumila
Asteraceae
Soft Milkpea
Galactia mollis
Fabaceae
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Solandra longiflora
Solanaceae
Solanum umbellatum
Solanaceae
Soldierwood
Colubrina elliptica
Rhamnaceae
Sorrelvine
Cissus trifoliata
Vitaceae
Sourgrass
Digitaria insularis
Poaceae
Soursop
Annona muricata
Annonaceae
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Ericaceae
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Southeastern Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia linifolia
Onagraceae
Southeastern Sneezeweed
Helenium pinnatifidum
Asteraceae
Southeastern Sunflower
Helianthus agrestis
Asteraceae
Southeastern Wildrye
Elymus glabriflorus
Poaceae
Southern Adder's-Tongue
Ophioglossum pycnostichum
Ophioglossaceae
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum divaricatum
Asteraceae
Southern Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnaceae
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Cyperaceae
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Iridaceae
Southern Bluet
Houstonia micrantha
Rubiaceae
Southern Bluethread
Burmannia capitata
Burmanniaceae
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Southern Brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Southern Butterwort
Pinguicula primuliflora
Lentibulariaceae
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 Flatsedge
Cyperus thyrsiflorus
Cyperaceae
Southern Fogfruit
Lippia stoechadifolia
Verbenaceae
Imperiled
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Southern Ghost Pipe
Monotropa brittonii
Ericaceae
Southern Glade Forestiera
Forestiera ligustrina
Oleaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.