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 371 native plants in the Panhandle region, starting with S
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
Solanaceae
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
Salad Violet
Viola edulis
Violaceae
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Cyperaceae
Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
Poaceae
Saltmarsh Bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
Cyperaceae
Saltmarsh Cordgrass
Sporobolus alterniflorus
Poaceae
Saltmarsh False Foxglove
Agalinis maritima
Orobanchaceae
Saltmarsh Finger Grass
Eustachys glauca
Poaceae
Saltmarsh Mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Malvaceae
Saltmarsh Morning-Glory
Ipomoea sagittata
Convolvulaceae
Saltmarsh Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena breviseta
Cyperaceae
Saltwater False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia
Asteraceae
Saltwort
Batis maritima
Bataceae
Sampson's Snakeroot
Orbexilum pedunculatum
Fabaceae
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Sand Hickory
Carya pallida
Juglandaceae
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Sand Post Oak
Quercus margaretiae
Fagaceae
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Sand Squares
Paronychia patula
Caryophyllaceae
Sand Ticktrefoil
Desmodium lineatum
Fabaceae
Sandbog Death Camas
Zigadenus glaberrimus
Melanthiaceae
Sandhill Blazing Star
Liatris secunda
Asteraceae
Sandhill Hawthorn
Crataegus lassa
Rosaceae
Sandhill Jointweed
Polygonella fimbriata
Polygonaceae
Sandhill Laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
Ericaceae
Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Apocynaceae
Sandhill Pinweed
Lechea torreyi
Cistaceae
Sandhill St. John's-Wort
Hypericum tenuifolium
Hypericaceae
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
Endemic
Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
Verbenaceae
Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
Cyperaceae
Sandy Field Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Sandy Woods Witchgrass
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
Poaceae
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Cyperaceae
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Savanna Cowbane
Oxypolis ternata
Apiaceae
Savanna Iris
Iris tridentata
Iridaceae
Savanna Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Lamiaceae
Savanna Sneezeweed
Helenium vernale
Asteraceae
Savannah Aster
Symphyotrichum chapmanii
Asteraceae
Imperiled
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.