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 2,209–2,256 of 3,013 plants in the Central region
Sanguinaria
Alternanthera ficoidea
Amaranthaceae
Native
Santa Maria Feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceae
NativeInvasive I
Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae
Native
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Lauraceae
Native
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Sapotaceae
Native
Sausage Tree
Kigelia africana
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Savanna Blazing Star
Liatris savannensis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
Poaceae
Native
Savannah False Pimpernel
Lindernia grandiflora
Linderniaceae
Native
Savannah Holly
Ilex × attenuata
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
Melastomataceae
Native
Savannah Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata
Apocynaceae
Native
Savannah Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia virgata
Onagraceae
Native
Savannah Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris flabelliformis
Xyridaceae
Native
Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Smilacaceae
Native
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
Arecaceae
Native
Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae
Native
Scaldweed
Cuscuta gronovii
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
Asteraceae
Native
Scarlet Calamint
Clinopodium coccineum
Lamiaceae
Native
Scarlet Cordia
Cordia sebestena
Boraginaceae
Native
Scarlet Creeper
Ipomoea hederifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Scarlet Kammetjie
Freesia laxa
Iridaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Pea
Indigofera miniata
Fabaceae
Native
Scarlet Pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
Primulaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Powder-Puff
Calliandra haematocephala
Fabaceae
Introduced
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
Malvaceae
Native
Scarlet Sage
Salvia splendens
Lamiaceae
Scarlet Sesbane
Sesbania punicea
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Scarlet Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Lythraceae
Native
Scarletfruit Passionflower
Passiflora lanuginosa
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Schaueria calytricha
Acanthaceae
Scirpus lineatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Scorpion's-Tail
Heliotropium angiospermum
Boraginaceae
Native
Scrambling Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Commelinaceae
Native
Scrambling Pohuehue
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Polygonaceae
Scrub Bluestem
Anatherum cumulicola
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Buckwheat
Eriogonum floridanum
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
Juglandaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Mint
Dicerandra frutescens
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Palmetto
Sabal etonia
Arecaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Plum
Prunus geniculata
Rosaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Roseling
Cuthbertia ornata
Commelinaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrub Spurge
Euphorbia rosescens
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Scrub Titi
Cyrilla arida
Cyrillaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.