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 1–48 of 167 plants in the Keys, starting with S
Sacred Fig
Ficus religiosa
Moraceae
Introduced
Saffron Plum
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Sapotaceae
Native
Saga Tree
Adenanthera pavonina
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Native
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltmarsh False Foxglove
Agalinis maritima
Orobanchaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Finger Grass
Eustachys glauca
Poaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Native
Saltwater False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Saltwort
Batis maritima
Bataceae
Native
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Native
Sand Flax
Linum arenicola
Linaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
Verbenaceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceae
NativeInvasive I
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scarlet Cordia
Cordia sebestena
Boraginaceae
Native
Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Native
Scorpion's-Tail
Heliotropium angiospermum
Boraginaceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
NativeEndemic
Sea Almond
Terminalia catappa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
Native
Sea Heart
Entada gigas
Fabaceae
Native
Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sea Lavender
Tournefortia gnaphalodes
Boraginaceae
Native
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Poaceae
Native
Sea Ox-Eye
Borrichia frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Sea Purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Aizoaceae
Native
Sea Torchwood
Amyris elemifera
Rutaceae
Native
Seabeach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera humifusa
Onagraceae
Native
Seashore Ageratum
Ageratum maritimum
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Seashore Dropseed
Sporobolus virginicus
Poaceae
Native
Seashore Paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
Poaceae
Native
Semaphore Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mikanioides
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Fabaceae
Native
Sesbania sericea
Fabaceae
Introduced
Setaria chapmanii
Poaceae
Native
Seven-Year Apple
Casasia clusiifolia
Rubiaceae
Native
Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
Portulacaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.