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 1,969–2,016 of 2,616 plants in the North region
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Shepherd's-Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Shining Florida Dewberry
Rubus lucidus
Rosaceae
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shiny Coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida
Asteraceae
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Shiny-Leaved Wild Coffee
Psychotria nervosa
Rubiaceae
Native
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shore Grass
Distichlis littoralis
Poaceae
Native
Shore Medick
Medicago littoralis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Bristled Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes brevilabris
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Short-Stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
Melastomataceae
Native
Shortbeak Beaksedge
Rhynchospora nitens
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon brevifolius
Poaceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
Poaceae
Native
Showy Dawnflower
Stylisma abdita
Convolvulaceae
NativeEndemic
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Prairie Gentian
Eustoma russellianum
Gentianaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrub Lespedeza
Lespedeza bicolor
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Shrubby Indigo
Indigofera suffruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
Shrubby Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Onagraceae
Native
Shrubby St. John's-Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Hypericaceae
Native
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Fagaceae
Native
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Fabaceae
Native
Siam Tulip
Curcuma alismatifolia
Zingiberaceae
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
Lauraceae
NativeEndemic
Silk Floss Tree
Ceiba speciosa
Malvaceae
Introduced
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Silver Ribbon Fern
Pteris parkeri
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Native
Silverleafed Princess Flower
Pleroma heteromallum
Melastomataceae
Introduced
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Simmonds' Aster
Symphyotrichum simmondsii
Asteraceae
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.