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 295 native plants in the South region, starting with S
Sacatrapo
Caperonia palustris
Euphorbiaceae
Saffron Plum
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Sapotaceae
Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Poaceae
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
Samoan Clover
Desmodium scorpiurus
Fabaceae
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceae
Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
Poaceae
Sand Flax
Linum arenicola
Linaceae
EndemicImperiled
Sand Holly
Ilex ambigua
Aquifoliaceae
Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
Fagaceae
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
Pinaceae
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola
Selaginellaceae
Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
Asteraceae
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
Sanguinaria
Alternanthera ficoidea
Amaranthaceae
Sanibel Island Lovegrass
Eragrostis tracyi
Poaceae
EndemicImperiled
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceae
Invasive I
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Savanna Blazing Star
Liatris savannensis
Asteraceae
Endemic
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Savannah Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia virgata
Onagraceae
Savannah Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris flabelliformis
Xyridaceae
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Scarlet Cordia
Cordia sebestena
Boraginaceae
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Scarlet Pea
Indigofera miniata
Fabaceae
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.