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There are 2587 taxa reported for South Florida.

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Scientific Name: Common Name: Native Status:
Sabal etonia Scrub palmetto Native
Sabal miamiensis Miami palmetto Native
Sabal minor Dwarf palmetto, Bluestem palm Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia brevifolia Shortleaf rosegentian Native
Sabatia calycina Coastal rosegentian Native
Sabatia decandra Bartram's rosegentian Native
Sabatia grandiflora Largeflower rosegentian Native
Sabatia stellaris Rose-of-Plymouth Native
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane plumegrass Native
Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Not Native, Naturalized
Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale Not Native, Naturalized
Sacciolepis striata American cupscale Native
Sachsia polycephala Bahama sachsia Native
Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata Leafless beaked lady's-tresses Native
Sacoila lanceolata var. paludicola Leafless beaked lady's-tresses Native
Sageretia minutiflora Buckthorn, Smallflower mock buckthorn Native
Sagittaria filiformis Threadleaf arrowhead Native
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii Chapman's arrowhead Native
Sagittaria graminea var. graminea Grassy arrowhead Native
Sagittaria isoetiformis Quillwort arrowhead Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Sagittaria latifolia Broadleaf arrowhead, common arrowhead, duck potato Native
Salicornia bigelovii Annual glasswort Native
Salix babylonica Weeping willow Not Native, Naturalized
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain willow Native
Salsola kali subsp. pontica Prickly Russian thistle Not Native, Naturalized
Salvia azurea Blue sage, Azure blue sage Native
Salvia coccinea Tropical sage, Scarlet sage, Blood sage Native
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaved sage Native
Salvia micrantha
Salvia misella Southern river sage, Creeping sage Native
Salvia occidentalis West Indian sage Native
Salvia serotina Sage, Littlewoman Native
Salvinia minima Water spangles Not Native, Naturalized
Salvinia molesta Aquarium watermoss Not Native, Naturalized
Samanea saman Raintree, Saman tree Not Native, Cultivated Only
Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Elderberry, American elder Native
Samolus ebracteatus Water pimpernel, Limewater brookweed Native
Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus Pineland pimpernel, Seaside brookweed Native
Sansevieria cylindrica Snake plant Not Native, Cultivated Only
Sansevieria hyacinthoides Bowstring-hemp, Mother-in-laws tongue, Snake plant Not Native, Naturalized
Sansevieria trifasciata Snake plant Not Native, Naturalized
Santalum album White sandalwood Not Native, Naturalized
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria Soapberry Native
Sarcocornia perennis Perennial glasswort Native
Saururus cernuus Lizard’s tail Native
Scaevola plumieri Inkberry, Beachberry, Gullfeed Native
Scaevola taccada Beach naupaka Not Native, Naturalized
Schaefferia frutescens Florida boxwood Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrellatree Not Native, Naturalized
Schefflera arboricola Dwarf umbrellatree, dwarf shefflera Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium gracile Wire bluestem Native
Schizachyrium niveum Pinescrub bluestem Native
Schizachyrium rhizomatum Rhizomatous bluestem Native
Schizachyrium sanguineum Crimson bluestem Native
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Native
Schizachyrium sericatum Silky bluestem Native
Schizachyrium stoloniferum Creeping bluestem Native
Schoenocaulon dubium Feather-shank, Florida feathershank Native
Schoenolirion albiflorum Sunnybells, White sunnybell Native
Schoenoplectiella erecta subsp. raynallii Raynal's bulrush Native
Schoenoplectus americanus American bulrush Presumed Extirpated
Schoenoplectus californicus Giant bulrush, California bulrush Native
Schoenoplectus pungens Sword-grass, Threesquare bulrush Native
Schoenoplectus robustus Saltmarsh bulrush Native
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem bulrush Native
Schoenus nigricans Black sedge, Black bogrush Native
Schoepfia schreberi Gulf graytwig, Graytwig Native
Scleria baldwinii Baldwin's nutrush Native
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata Fringed nutrush Native
Scleria ciliata var. curtissii Curtiss' nutrush Native
Scleria ciliata var. pauciflora Fewflower nutrush Native
Scleria distans Riverswamp nutrush Native
Scleria gaertneri Cortadera blanca Not Native, Naturalized
Scleria georgiana Slenderfruit nutrush Native
Scleria hirtella Riverswamp nutrush Native
Scleria lacustris Wright’s nutrush Not Native, Naturalized
Scleria lithosperma Florida Keys nutrush Native
Scleria oligantha Littlehead nutrush Native
Scleria reticularis Netted nutrush Native
Scleria triglomerata Whip nutrush Native
Scleria verticillata Low nutrush Native
Scoparia dulcis Sweetbroom, Licoriceweed Native
Scutellaria arenicola Florida scrub skullcap Native
Scutellaria havanensis Havana skullcap Native
Scutellaria integrifolia Rough skullcap, Helmet skullcap Native
Secale cereale Rye Not Native, Naturalized
Selaginella arenicola Sand spike-moss Native
Selaginella eatonii Eaton’s spike-moss Native
Selaginella uncinata Peacock spike-moss Not Native, Naturalized
Selaginella willdenowii Vine spike-moss Not Native, Naturalized
Selenicereus anthonyanus Ric rac cactus Not Native, Cultivated Only
Selenicereus coniflorus Coneflower moonlight cactus Not Native, Naturalized
Selenicereus pteranthus Snake cactus, Princess-of-the-night Not Native, Naturalized
Senna alata Candlestick plant Not Native, Naturalized
Senna atomaria Flor De San Jose Not Native, Naturalized
Senna corymbosa Argentine wild sensitive plant Not Native, Naturalized
Senna didymobotrya African wild sensitive plant Not Native, Naturalized
Senna ligustrina Privet senna, Privet wild sensitive plant Native
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii Bahama senna, Chapman's wild sensitive plant Native
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod, Coffeeweed Native
Senna occidentalis Coffee senna, Septicweed Not Native, Naturalized
Senna pendula var. glabrata Valamuerto Not Native, Naturalized
Senna polyphylla var. polyphylla Desert cassia, Twin senna Not Native, Cultivated Only
Senna siamea Siamese cassia Not Native, Cultivated Only
Senna surattensis Glossy shower Not Native, Naturalized
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Sericocarpus tortifolius Dixie aster, Whitetop aster Native
Serpocaulon triseriale Angle-vein fern Native
Sesamum orientale Sesame, Benne Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania grandiflora Vegetable hummingbird Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania herbacea Danglepod Native
Sesbania punicea False-rattlebox Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania sericea Silky sesban Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania vesicaria Bladderpod, Bagpod Native
Sesuvium maritimum Annual sea-purslane, Slender seapurslane Native
Sesuvium portulacastrum Perennial sea-purslane, Shoreline seapurslane Native
Setaria barbata East Indian bristlegrass, Marygrass Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria corrugata Coastal foxtail, Coastal bristlegrass Native
Setaria faberi Japanese bristlegrass, Giant foxtail Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria macrosperma Coastal foxtail, Coral bristlegrass Native
Setaria magna Giant bristlegrass Native
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristlegrass Native
Setaria pumila Yellow bristlegrass, Yellow foxtail Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria setosa var. setosa West Indian bristlegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria sphacelata African bristlegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria verticillata Hooked bristlegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Setaria viridis Green bristlegrass, Green foxtail Not Native, Naturalized
Seutera angustifolia Vine milkweed, Gulf Coast swallowwort Native
Severinia monophylla Chinese boxorange Not Native, Naturalized
Seymeria pectinata Piedmont blacksenna Native
Sida abutifolia Spreading fanpetals Native
Sida acuta Common wireweed, Common fanpetals Native
Sida ciliaris Bracted fanpetals, Fringed fanpetals Native
Sida cordifolia Lima Not Native, Naturalized
Sida elliottii Elliott’s fanpetals Native
Sida glabra Smooth fanpetals Not Native, Naturalized
Sida rhombifolia Cuban jute, Indian hemp Native
Sida spinosa Prickly fanpetals Not Native, Naturalized
Sida ulmifolia Antilles fanpetals Native
Sideroxylon celastrinum Saffronplum Native
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Wild mastic, False mastic Native
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. austrofloridense Everglades bully Native
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. reclinatum Recline Florida bully Native
Sideroxylon salicifolium Willow-bustic, White bully Native
Sideroxylon tenax Tough Florida bully Native
Silphium asteriscus Starry rosinweed Native
Simarouba glauca Paradisetree Native
Sinapis arvensis Charlock mustard Not Native, Naturalized
Sisymbrium altissimum Tall tumblemustard Not Native, Naturalized
Sisymbrium irio Londonrocket Not Native, Naturalized
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Sisyrinchium nashii Nash’s blueeyed-grass Native
Sisyrinchium rosulatum Annual blueeyed-grass Assumed to be Native
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Jeweled blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auriculata Earleaf greenbrier Native
Smilax bona-nox Saw greenbrier Native
Smilax havanensis Havana greenbrier, Everglades greenbrier Native
Smilax laurifolia Catbrier, Laurel greenbrier, Bamboo vine Native
Smilax pumila Sarsaparilla vine Native
Smilax tamnoides Catbrier, Bristly greenbrier, Hogbrier Native
Smilax walteri Coral Greenbrier Native
Solandra grandiflora Chalicevine; Cup-of-gold vine Not Native, Cultivated Only
Solandra nitida Chalicevine Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum americanum Common nightshade, American black nightshade Native
Solanum bahamense Bahama nightshade Native
Solanum capsicoides Cankerberry, Soda-apple, Cockroachberry Native
Solanum caroliniense Horsenettle, Carolina horsenettle Doubtfully Native
Solanum chenopodioides Black nightshade Native
Solanum diphyllum Twoleaf nightshade Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum donianum Mullein nightshade Native
Solanum elaeagnifolium White horsenettle, Silverleaf nightshade Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum erianthum Potatotree Native
Solanum lycopersicum Tomato, Garden tomato Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum melongena Eggplant Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum seaforthianum Climbing nightshade, Brazilian nightshade Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum tampicense Aquatic soda-apple Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum torvum Turkeyberry Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum umbellatum Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum viarum Tropical soda-apple Not Native, Naturalized
Solidago canadensis var. scabra Canada goldenrod Assumed to be Native
Solidago fistulosa Pinebarren goldenrod Native
Solidago latissimifolia Elliott's goldenrod Not Native, Cultivated Only
Solidago leavenworthii Leavenworth’s goldenrod Native
Solidago odora var. chapmanii Chapman’s goldenrod Native
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Native
Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod Native
Solidago tortifolia Twistedleaf goldenrod Native
Sonchus asper Spiny sowthistle Not Native, Naturalized
Sonchus oleraceus Common sowthistle Not Native, Naturalized
Sophora tomentosa var. occidentalis Hairy necklacepod Not Native, Naturalized
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata Yellow necklacepod Native
Sorghastrum secundum Lopsided Indiangrass Native
Sorghum arundinaceum Broomcorn Not Native, Naturalized
Sorghum bicolor Grain sorghum Not Native, Naturalized
Sorghum halepense Johnson grass Not Native, Naturalized
Sorindeia madagascariensis Mtikiza Not Native, Naturalized
Spartina alterniflora var. glabra Saltmarsh cordgrass, Smooth cordgrass Native
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Native
Spartina patens Marshhay cordgrass, Saltmeadow cordgrass Native
Spartina spartinae Gulf cordgrass Native
Spathodea campanulata African tuliptree Not Native, Naturalized
Spathoglottis plicata Philippine ground orchid Not Native, Naturalized
Spermacoce keyensis Florida false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce neoterminalis Everglades Keys false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce prostrata Prostrate false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce remota Woodland false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra Pineland false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce verticillata Shrubby false buttonweed Not Native, Naturalized
Spermolepis divaricata Roughfruit scaleseed Doubtfully Native
Spermolepis echinata Bristly scaleseed Doubtfully Native
Sphagneticola trilobata Creeping wedelia, Creeping oxeye Not Native, Naturalized
Sphenomeris clavata Wedgelet fern Native
Sphenopholis obtusata Prairie Wedgescale Native
Spigelia anthelmia West Indian pinkroot Native
Spiranthes amesiana Ames’ ladiestresses
Spiranthes brevilabris Texas ladiestresses Native
Spiranthes floridana Florida lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes lacera var. eatonii Eaton’s ladiestresses Native
Spiranthes laciniata Lacelip lady's-tresses Native
Spiranthes longilabris Longlip lady's-tresses Native
Spiranthes odorata Fragrant lady’s-tresses, Marsh lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes praecox Greenvein lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes torta Southern lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes triloba Panther Ladies' Tresses  Native
Spiranthes tuberosa Little lady's-tresses
Spiranthes vernalis Spring lady’s-tresses Native
Spirodela polyrhiza Common duckweed Native
Spondias purpurea Purple mombin Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus clandestinus Hidden dropseed Native
Sporobolus domingensis Coral dropseed Native
Sporobolus indicus Smut grass Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus junceus Pineywoods dropseed Native
Sporobolus pyramidalis West Indian dropseed Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus pyramidatus Whorled dropseed Native
Sporobolus tenuissimus Tropical dropseed Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus virginicus Seashore dropseed Native
Stachys floridana Florida Hedgenettle, Florida betony Native
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Nettleleaf velvetberry Not Native, Naturalized
Stachytarpheta frantzii Pije de gato Not Native, Cultivated Only
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Blue porterweed, Joee Native
Stachytarpheta x intercedens Not Native, Naturalized
Stellaria media Common chickweed Not Native, Naturalized
Stemodia durantifolia Whitewoolly twintip Not Native, Naturalized
Stenandrium dulce Sweet Shaggytuft, Pinklet Native
Stenaria nigricans var. floridana Florida diamond flowers Native
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans Diamond flowers Native
Stenochlaena tenuifolia Giant vine fern Not Native, Naturalized
Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine grass Not Native, Naturalized
Stictocardia tiliifolia Spottedheart Not Native, Naturalized
Stillingia aquatica Corkwood, Water toothleaf Native
Stillingia sylvatica Queensdelight Native
Stipulicida setacea var. lacerata Lacerate pineland scalypink Native
Stipulicida setacea Pineland scalypink Native
Strelitzia nicolai Bird-of-Paradise tree Not Native, Cultivated Only
Strumpfia maritima Pride-of-Big-Pine Native
Strychnos spinosa Wood-orange, Natal-orange Not Native, Naturalized
Stuckenia pectinata Sago pondweed Native
Stylisma abdita Showy dawnflower Native
Stylisma villosa Hairy dawnflower Native
Stylodon carneum Carolina false vervain Native
Stylosanthes biflora Sidebeak pencilflower Doubtfully Native
Stylosanthes calcicola Everglades key pencilflower Native
Stylosanthes erecta Nigerian stylo Not Native, Naturalized
Stylosanthes hamata Pencilflower, Cheesytoes Native
Styrax americanus Storax, American snowbell Native
Suaeda linearis Sea-blite, Annual seepweed Native
Suriana maritima Baycedar Native
Swietenia mahagoni West Indian mahogany, Cuban mahogany Native
Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen palm Not Native, Naturalized
Symphyotrichum adnatum Clasping aster, Scaleleaf aster Native
Symphyotrichum bahamense Annual saltmarsh aster Native
Symphyotrichum carolinianum Climbing aster Native
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silver aster Native
Symphyotrichum dumosum Rice button aster, Bushy aster Native
Symphyotrichum elliottii Elliott’s aster Native
Symphyotrichum expansum Southwestern annual saltmarsh aster Assumed to be Native
Symphyotrichum simmondsii Simmond's aster Native
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Brace’s aster Native
Synedrella nodiflora Nodeweed Not Native, Naturalized
Syngonanthus flavidulus Yellow hatpins Native
Syngonium angustatum Arrowhead vine, Fivefingers Not Native, Naturalized
Syngonium podophyllum Nephthytis, American evergreen Not Native, Naturalized
Syngonium wendlandii Not Native, Cultivated Only
Syringodium filiforme Manatee-grass Native
Syzygium cumini Jambolan-plum, Java-plum Not Native, Naturalized
Syzygium jambos Rose-apple, Malabar-plum Not Native, Naturalized
Syzygium paniculatum Brush-cherry, Australian brush-cherry Not Native, Cultivated Only