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 337–384 of 515 native plants starting with S
Southern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium formosum
Ericaceae
Southern Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes torta
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
Athyriaceae
Southern Lipfern
Myriopteris microphylla
Pteridaceae
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Southern Lobelia
Lobelia georgiana
Campanulaceae
Southern Long Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa
Cyperaceae
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Brassicaceae
Southern Milkweed
Asclepias viridula
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Southern Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Lamiaceae
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 Whitetop
Doellingeria sericocarpoides
Asteraceae
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
Spermacoce keyensis
Rubiaceae
Spermacoce tetraquetra
Rubiaceae
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
Fabaceae
Imperiled
Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
Onagraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.