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 2,649 plants in the Panhandle region
Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Cactaceae
Native
Shepherd's-Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae
Native
Shining Viburnum
Viburnum nitidum
Viburnaceae
Native
Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae
Native
Shiny Woodoats
Chasmanthium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Shoalgrass
Halodule wrightii
Cymodoceaceae
Native
Shoelace Fern
Vittaria lineata
Pteridaceae
Native
Shore Medick
Medicago littoralis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
Cyperaceae
Native
Short-Beard Plumegrass
Erianthus brevibarbis
Poaceae
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
Shortbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora galeana
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Blazing Star
Liatris tenuifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris quadriflora
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Lobelia
Lobelia brevifolia
Campanulaceae
Native
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
Pinaceae
Native
Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
Gentianaceae
Native
Shortleaf Skeletongrass
Gymnopogon brevifolius
Poaceae
Native
Shortleaf Sneezeweed
Helenium brevifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Shortleaf Spikesedge
Cyperus brevifolius
Cyperaceae
Native
Shortleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris brevifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Showy Milkwort
Asemeia grandiflora
Polygalaceae
Native
Showy Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrimp Plant
Justicia brandegeeana
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Shrub Lespedeza
Lespedeza bicolor
Fabaceae
Introduced
Shrub Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Ranunculaceae
NativeImperiled
Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
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
Sicklepod
Borodinia canadensis
Brassicaceae
Native
Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Fabaceae
Native
Sideroxylon thornei
Sapotaceae
NativeImperiled
Silky Camellia
Stewartia malacodendron
Theaceae
Native
Silky Evolvulus
Evolvulus sericeus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Silky Oat-Grass
Danthonia sericea
Poaceae
Native
Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Sapindaceae
Native
Silver Ribbon Fern
Pteris parkeri
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Silverhead
Blutaparon vermiculare
Amaranthaceae
Native
Silverling
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Asteraceae
Native
Silvery Everlasting
Gamochaeta argyrinea
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.