Florida - Central RecommendedCommercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Central Florida. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state. Special thanks to the Florida Association of Native Nurseries for compiling this list. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Ageratina jucunda | Hammock Snakeroot | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Aletris lutea | Yellow Colicroot, Yellow Colic-root | Perennial | Herb | ||
Alternanthera flavescens | Yellow Joyweed | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Alternanthera maritima | Seaside Joyweed | Perennial | Herb | ||
Ambrosia hispida | Coastal Ragweed, Beach Ragweed, Bay Geranium | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Amorpha herbacea | Clusterspike False Indigo, Cluster-spike Indigobush | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum | Muhlenberg Maidencane, Florida Peanut-grass, Blue Maidencane | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | |
Amsonia ciliata | Fringed Bluestar, Bluestar, Texas Bluestar | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Andropogon brachystachyus | Shortspike Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Andropogon capillipes | Chalky Bluestem, Wetland White Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | |
Andropogon glaucopsis | Purple Bluestem, Chalky Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior | Bushy Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem, Split Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens | Broomsedge Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Ardisia escallonioides | Island Marlberry, Marbleberry, Marlberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Aristida beyrichiana | Beyrich Threeawn, Wiregrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | |
Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica | Arrowfeather Threeawn, Hillsboro Threeawn, Hillsborough Threeawn | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Aristida stricta | Pineland Threeawn, Wiregrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Asclepias humistrata | Pinewoods Milkweed, Sandhill Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Asclepias lanceolata | Fewflower Milkweed, Few-flower Milkweed, Red Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed, Eastern Whorled Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Asimina angustifolia | Slimleaf Pawpaw | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Asimina obovata | Bigflower Pawpaw, Florida Dogwood , Scrub Pawpaw, Flag Pawpaw | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Asimina pygmea | Dwarf Pawpaw, Gopher-berry | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | ||
Asimina reticulata | Netted Pawpaw, Woolly Pawpaw, Hairy Pawpaw | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Baccharis halimifolia | Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel Bush, Salt Marsh-elder, Salt Bush, Florida Groundsel Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Bacopa monnieri | Herb-of-grace, Water Hyssop, Coastal Water-hyssop | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Balduina angustifolia | Coastal Plain Honeycombhead, Yellow Buttons | Annual | Herb | ||
Bejaria racemosa | Tarflower, Flyweed, Flycatcher | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Berlandiera subacaulis | Florida Greeneyes, Common Greeneyes | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Bidens laevis | Smooth Beggartick, Smooth Bidens, Smooth Bur Marigold, Larger Bur Marigold | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Blutaparon vermiculare | Silverhead | Perennial | Herb | ||
Borrichia frutescens | Bushy Seaside Tansy, Ox-eye Daisy, Sea Daisy, Sea Ox-eye | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Bursera simaruba | Gumbo Limbo, Gumbo-limbo | Perennial | Tree | Sun | |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry , French Mulberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Canna flaccida | Bandanna Of The Everglades, Golden Canna | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Capparis cynophallophora | Jamaican Caper, Jamaica Caper Tree | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | |
Carphephorus odoratissimus | Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Plant | Perennial | Herb | ||
Celtis laevigata | Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive Plant | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans | Sensitive Partridge Pea, Partridge Pea | Annual | Subshrub | ||
Chiococca alba | Snowberry, West Indian Milkberry, David's Milkberry, Cahinca, West Indian Snowberry, Milkberry | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chrysobalanus icaco | Icaco Coco Plum, Icaco Coco-plum | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Chrysopsis gossypina ssp. gossypina | Cottony Goldenaster | Biennial, Perennial | Herb | ||
Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland Goldenaster, Maryland Golden-aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense | Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Clinopodium coccineum | Scarlet Calamint, Scarlet Wild Basil, Red Savory, Red Mint Shrub, Scarlet Balm, Southern Calamint, Red Basil | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Coccoloba diversifolia | Tie-tongue, Pigeon Plum | Perennial | Tree | ||
Coccoloba uvifera | Seagrape, Seaside-grape, Sea Grape | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Conradina canescens | False Rosemary, Wild Rosemary, Conradina | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Coreopsis gladiata | Coastal Plain Tickseed, Coastal Tickseed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Coreopsis leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Tickseed, Common Tickseed | Perennial | Herb | ||
Crataegus flava | Yellowleaf Hawthorn, Yellow-leaf Hawthorn, Summer Hawthorn | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Crinum americanum | American Crinum Lily, Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily, Southern Swamp Lily, String Lily, Crinum Lily | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Croton punctatus | Gulf Croton | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass, Coastal Salt Grass, Inland Salt-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Dodonaea viscosa | Florida Hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Switch Sorrel, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Chapoliztle, Casol | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Dyschoriste oblongifolia | Oblongleaf Snakeherb, Twin Flower | Perennial | Herb | ||
Echites umbellatus | Devil's Potato, Rubber Vine | Perennial | Vine | ||
Eleocharis cellulosa | Gulf Coast Spikerush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Eleocharis interstincta | Knotted Spikerush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Equisetum hyemale | Scouring-rush Horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Canuela | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Eragrostis spectabilis | Purple Lovegrass, Purple Love Grass, Purple Plains Lovegrass, Tumblegrass, Petticoat Climber | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Ernodea littoralis | Coughbush, Golden Creeper | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Eryngium aquaticum | Rattlesnakemaster, Rattlesnake-master, Snakeroot | Biennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Erythrina herbacea | Coralbean, Cherokee Bean, Red Cardinal | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Eugenia axillaris | White Stopper | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Eustoma exaltatum | Catchfly Prairie Gentian, Bluebell Gentian, Western Blue Gentian, Blue Marsh Lily, Small Bluebell, Catchfly Gentian, Seaside Gentian | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Euthamia caroliniana | Slender Goldentop, Slender Fragrant Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | ||
Ficus aurea | Florida Strangler Fig, Strangler Fig | Perennial | Tree | ||
Forestiera segregata | Florida Swampprivet, Florida Privet | Perennial | Tree | ||
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Gaylussacia dumosa | Dwarf Huckleberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Poor Man's Rope | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Helianthus debilis | Cucumberleaf Sunflower, Cucumber-leaf Sunflower, Beach Sunflower | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Hibiscus aculeatus | Comfortroot, Big Thicket Hibiscus, Pineland Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Rosemallow, Crimson Rosemallow, Wild Red Mallow, Texas Star Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Hibiscus grandiflorus | Swamp Rose-mallow, Pink Swamp Hibiscus, Large-flowered Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Hibiscus moscheutos | Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Hydrolea corymbosa | Skyflower, Tall Hydrolea | Perennial | Herb | ||
Hymenocallis latifolia | Perfumed Spiderlily, Perfumed Spider-lily | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Hymenocallis palmeri | Alligator Lily | Perennial | Herb | ||
Hypericum cistifolium | Roundpod St. John's-wort | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | |
Hypericum hypericoides | St. Andrew's-cross | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Hypericum tetrapetalum | Fourpetal St. John's-wort | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Ilex ambigua | Carolina Holly, Sand Holly, Possum Holly | Perennial | Tree | ||
Ilex cassine | Dahoon | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Ilex glabra | Inkberry, Gallberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ilex opaca | American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Dry |
Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Ipomoea imperati | Beach Morning-glory, Beach Morning Glory | Perennial | Vine | ||
Ipomoea pes-caprae | Railroad Vine, Goat-foot Morning Glory, Bayhops, Beach Morning Glory | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | |
Ipomopsis rubra | Standing Cypress, Texas Plume, Red Texas Star, Red Gilia | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Iris hexagona | Dixie Iris | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Iris virginica | Virginia Iris, Great Blue Flag, Southern Blue Flag | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Juncus effusus | Common Rush, Soft Rush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola | Southern Red Cedar, Southern Redcedar, Sand Cedar, Coast Juniper | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Kosteletzkya virginica | Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, Virginia Fen-rose, Saltmarsh Mallow, Seashore Mallow | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Moist |
Lachnanthes caroliana | Carolina Redroot, Paint Root | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Lantana involucrata | Buttonsage, Button-sage | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass, Rice Cut Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Wet |
Liatris elegans | Pink-scale Blazing Star, Pink-scale Gayfeather, Pink-scale Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Liatris tenuifolia | Shortleaf Blazing Star, Slender Blazing Star, Shortleaf Gayfeather, Shortleaf Liatris, Fineleaf Blazing Star, Fineleaf Gayfeather, Fineleaf Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Lilium catesbaei | Pine Lily, Southern Red Lily, Catesby's Lily | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Limonium carolinianum | Carolina Sealavender, Sea Lavender | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Lobelia glandulosa | Glade Lobelia | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Lobelia puberula | Downy Lobelia | Perennial | Herb | ||
Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ludwigia repens | Creeping Primrose-willow, Floating Primrose-willow, Water Primrose | Perennial | Herb | ||
Lyonia ferruginea | Rusty Staggerbush, Dragon Tree, Tree Lyonia, Staggerbush | Perennial | Tree | ||
Lyonia fruticosa | Coastal Plain Staggerbush, Poor-grub, Rusty Lyonia | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Lyonia lucida | Shining Fetterbush, Fetterbush Lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum | Winged Lythrum, Lance-leaf Loosestrife | Perennial | Herb | ||
Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Marshallia graminifolia var. cynanthera | Grassleaf Barbara's Buttons | Perennial | Herb | ||
Mecardonia acuminata | Axilflower | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Mimosa strigillosa | Powderpuff, Sunshine Mimosa, Sensitive Plant | Perennial | Shrub | Moist, Dry | |
Monarda punctata | Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Morella cerifera | Wax Myrtle , Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Morus rubra | Red Mulberry, Moral | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia capillaris | Gulf Muhly, Hair-awn Muhly, Hairy-awn Muhly, Hair Grass, Pink Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Myrsine cubana | Guianese Colicwood, Rapanea | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Nectandra coriacea | Lancewood | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Nelumbo lutea | American Lotus, Yellow Water Lotus, Yellow Lotus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Nuphar lutea | Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Nymphaea mexicana | Yellow Waterlily, Yellow Water-lily, Banana Lily, Banana Waterlily, Sun Lotus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Nymphaea odorata | American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet |
Opuntia humifusa | Low Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Osmanthus americanus | American Olive, Devilwood, Wild Olive | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Oxypolis filiformis | Water Cowbane | Perennial | Herb | ||
Palafoxia integrifolia | Coastal Plain Palafox, Coastalplain Palafox | Annual | Herb | ||
Panicum amarum | Bitter Panicgrass, Beachgrass, Coastal Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens | Redtop Panicgrass, Redtop Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Peltandra virginica | Tuckahoe, Green Arrow Arum, Arrow Arum, Green Arum | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Penstemon australis | Eustis Lake Penstemon, Eustis Lake Beardtongue, Slender Penstemon, Slender Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon multiflorus | Many-flower Penstemon, Many-flower Beardtongue, Many-flowered Penstemon, Many-flowered Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Persea borbonia | Redbay, Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Silk Bay, Red Bay Persea, Laurel Tree | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Persea humilis | Silk Bay | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Persea palustris | Swamp Bay, Swampbay | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Phlox nivalis | Trailing Phlox | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Frogfruit | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Physostegia virginiana | Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Pinus clausa | Sand Pine | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Pinus palustris | Longleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Longleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Longstraw Pine, Hill Pine, Hard Pine, Heart Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pinus serotina | Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Wet |
Pinus taeda | Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana | Pitted Stripeseed | Annual | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Pityopsis graminifolia | Narrowleaf Silkgrass, Golden Aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Pogonia ophioglossoides | Rose Pogonia, Snake-mouth Orchid, Beard Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Polygonum hydropiperoides | Swamp Smartweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Polygonum punctatum | Dotted Smartweed | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Prunus angustifolia | Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Prunus umbellata | Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum, Black Sloe | Perennial | Tree | Dry | |
Psychotria nervosa | Seminole Balsamo, Wild Coffee | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum | Blackroot, Densespike Blackroot, Fox-tail, Coastal Blackroot | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus chapmanii | Chapman Oak, Chapman's Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Quercus hemisphaerica | Coast Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Quercus incana | Bluejack Oak, Sandjack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Cinnamon Oak, Shin Oak, Turkey Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus laevis | Turkey Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | |
Quercus myrtifolia | Myrtle Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus nigra | Water Oak, Possum Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Spotted Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Quercus virginiana | Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Rhexia alifanus | Savanna Meadow Beauty | Perennial | Herb | ||
Rhexia mariana | Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Rhexia petiolata | Fringed Meadow Beauty | Perennial | Herb | ||
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge, White-topped Sedge, Starrush Whitetop, Star Sedge, Star Rush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
Rhynchospora latifolia | Sand-swamp Whitetop Sedge, Tall Whitetop Sedge, Whitetop Sedge, Sand-swamp Whitetop, Tall Whitetop, Whitetop, Colorful Rush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Wet |
Rivina humilis | Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Baby-peppers, Bloodberry | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Ruellia caroliniensis | Carolina Wild Petunia | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Sabal palmetto | Cabbage Palmetto, Cabbage Palm | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Saccharum giganteum | Sugarcane Plumegrass, Giant Plumegrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Sagittaria graminea var. graminea | Grassy Arrowhead | Perennial | Herb | ||
Salix caroliniana | Coastal Plain Willow | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Salvia azurea | Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Salvia lyrata | Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Sarracenia minor | Hooded Pitcherplant, Hooded Pitcher-plant, Hooded Pitcher Plant | Perennial | Herb | ||
Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Scaevola plumieri | Gullfeed, Inkberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Schoenoplectus americanus | Chairmaker's Bulrush, Olney Three-square | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Schoenoplectus californicus | California Bulrush, California Club-rush, Giant Bulrush | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Softstem Bulrush, Soft-stem Club-rush, Great Bulrush | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass, Cottongrass Bulrush, Marsh Bulrush, Teddybear Paws | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Scutellaria integrifolia | Helmet-flower, Rough Skullcap, Common Large Skullcap, Tall Skullcap | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Serenoa repens | Saw Palmetto | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Sesuvium portulacastrum | Shoreline Seapurslane, Sea Purslane, Cenicilla | Perennial | Vine | ||
Sideroxylon foetidissimum | False Mastic, Mastic Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun | |
Sideroxylon tenax | Tough Bully, Tough Buckthorn | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Silphium asteriscus | Starry Rosinweed | Perennial | Herb | ||
Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Sisyrinchium atlanticum | Eastern Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Spartina patens | Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Salt-meadow Cordgrass, Marsh-hay Cordgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Spiranthes odorata | Marsh Ladies'-tresses, Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Lady's Tresses | Perennial | Herb | ||
Spiranthes vernalis | Spring Ladies'-tresses, Spring Lady's Tresses | Perennial | Herb | ||
Stylosanthes biflora | Sidebeak Pencilflower | Perennial | Herb | ||
Suriana maritima | Bay Cedar, Bay-cedar | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | ||
Symphyotrichum dumosum | Rice Button Aster, White Bushy Aster | Perennial | Herb | ||
Thalia geniculata | Bent Alligator-flag, Arrow Root | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Trichostema dichotomum | Forked Bluecurls, Blue Curls | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
Uniola paniculata | Sea Oats, Seaoats | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | |
Vaccinium arboreum | Farkleberry, Tree Sparkleberry, Sparkleberry, Winter Huckleberry, Huckleberry | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Vaccinium darrowii | Darrow's Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Vaccinium myrsinites | Shiny Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Vaccinium stamineum | Deerberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Vallisneria americana | American Eelgrass, Water Celery, Eelgrass, Tapegrass | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
Verbesina virginica | Frostweed, White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed | Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Vernonia gigantea | Giant Ironweed, Tall Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Viburnum nudum | Possumhaw Viburnum, Possumhaw | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Viburnum obovatum | Small-leaf Arrowwood, Walter's Viburnum | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Viola lanceolata | Lance-leaf Violet, Bog White Violet | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Woodwardia virginica | Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ximenia americana | Tallow Wood, Tallowwood | Perennial | Tree | ||
Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Yucca filamentosa | Adam's Needle | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Zamia pumila | Coontie, Florida Arrowroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Hercules Club, Pepperbark, Toothache Tree, Tickle Tongue, Prickly Ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Zanthoxylum fagara | Lime Prickly Ash, Colima | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Zizania aquatica | Annual Wildrice, Wild Rice | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |