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 145–192 of 2,609 plants in the South region
Basketwood
Serjania polyphylla
Sapindaceae
Introduced
Bastard Copperleaf
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Bay Rum Tree
Pimenta racemosa
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Bay-Leaved Caper
Cynophalla flexuosa
Capparaceae
Native
Baycedar
Suriana maritima
Surianaceae
Native
Be-Still Tree
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Native
Beach Alectryon
Alectryon coriaceus
Sapindaceae
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Native
Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Beach Evening-Primrose
Oenothera drummondii
Onagraceae
Introduced
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Beach Jacquemontia
Jacquemontia reclinata
Convolvulaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Morning-Glory
Ipomoea imperati
Convolvulaceae
Native
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
Goodeniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beach Vitex
Vitex rotundifolia
Lamiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Beach Wormwood
Artemisia caudata
Asteraceae
Native
Beach-Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
Rubiaceae
Native
Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Begonia
Begonia hirtella
Begoniaceae
Native
Bearded Flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Cyperaceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bedding Begonia
Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum
Begoniaceae
Introduced
Bejuco De Puerco
Ipomoea tiliacea
Convolvulaceae
Native
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Benghal Dayflower
Commelina benghalensis
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Poaceae
Native
Big Floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Menyanthaceae
Native
Big Pine Key Pricklypear
Opuntia abjecta
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Big Three-Awn
Aristida condensata
Poaceae
Native
Big-Mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Biscayne Prickly-Ash
Zanthoxylum coriaceum
Rutaceae
NativeImperiled
Biscayne Spleenwort
Asplenium biscaynianum
Aspleniaceae
NativeEndemic
Bishop Wood
Bischofia javanica
Phyllanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Bat Flower
Tacca chantrieri
Dioscoreaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.