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 2,161–2,208 of 2,649 plants in the Panhandle region
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Toothed Viburnum
Viburnum scabrellum
Viburnaceae
Native
Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Watergrass
Luziola fluitans
Poaceae
Native
Southern Waternymph
Najas guadalupensis
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Whitetop
Doellingeria sericocarpoides
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Native
Spanish Bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spearleaf Swampmallow
Pavonia hastata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spermacoce dasycephala
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Spider Brake
Pteris multifida
Pteridaceae
Introduced
Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Native
Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
Fabaceae
NativeImperiled
Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
Onagraceae
Native
Spiny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Spiny Spikemoss
Selaginella acanthonota
Selaginellaceae
Native
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Native
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Poaceae
Native
Sponge Gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Spoonleaf Sundew
Drosera intermedia
Droseraceae
Native
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Native
Spotted Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonaceae
Native
Spotted Medick
Medicago arabica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Spotted Wakerobin
Trillium maculatum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Sprawling Hoary Pea
Tephrosia hispidula
Fabaceae
Native
Spreading Beaksedge
Rhynchospora divergens
Cyperaceae
Native
Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
Spreading Sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Orchidaceae
Native
Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
Orchidaceae
Native
Spring Starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Spring-Run Spiderlily
Hymenocallis rotata
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.