There are 1400 taxa reported for the Bahama Archipelago.

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Scientific Name: Common Name: Native Status:
Sabal palmetto Hat palmetto, Pond thatch, Pond-top Native
Sabatia stellaris Marsh pink; Slender marsh pink (in part), White marsh pink (in part) Native
Saccharum officinarum Sugar cane Not Native, Naturalized
Sachsia polycephala Bahama Sachsia Native
Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata Leafless beaked orchid Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Lance leaf, Lance-leaved Sagittaria Native
Salicornia bigelovii Bigelow’s glasswort Native
Salmea petrobioides Bushy Salmea, Shanks Native
Salvia coccinea Country belle, Scarlet sage Native
Salvia occidentalis West Indian sage Native
Salvia serotina Small white sage Native
Samolus ebracteatus Larger water-pimpernel, Limewater brookweed Native
Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus Water-pimpernel Native
Sansevieria hyacinthoides African bowstring-hemp Not Native, Naturalized
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria Soapberry (Florida Atlas)
Sarcocornia perennis Guinea-bead, Wild coral, Woody glasswort Native
Scaevola plumieri Black soap, Inkberry, Mad moll Native
Scaevola taccada Beach naupaka (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Schaefferia frutescens Boxwood, Common Schaefferia, Florida boxwood, Yellow wood Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrella tree Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree, Christmas-berry tree Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium gracile Slender beardgrass Native
Schizachyrium sanguineum Stiff beardgrass Native
Schizaea poeppigiana Epiphytic curlygrass fern (PLANTS) Native
Schoenoplectus robustus Salt-marsh bulrush Native
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani American great bulrush, Giant bulrush, Soft-stem bulrush Native
Schoenus nigricans Black-headed sedge Native
Schoepfia obovata White beefwood Native
Schoepfia schreberi White wood Native
Scleria baldwinii Baldwin’s nutrush (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Scleria lithosperma Slender nut-rush Native
Scleria muhlenbergii Sessile-spiked nut-rush, Reticulated whip-grass Native
Scleria verticillata Low nut-rush Native
Scolosanthus bahamensis Bahama Scolosanthus Native
Scoparia dulcis Sweet broom Native
Scutellaria havanensis Skullcap Native
Selaginella eatonii Eaton’s Selaginella Native
Selenicereus boeckmannii Queen-of-the-night Not Native, Naturalized
Selenicereus grandiflorus Queen-of-the-night Not Native, Naturalized
Senna angustisiliqua var. inaguensis Native
Senna atomaria Native
Senna bicapsularis Christmas-bush, Wild raisin Native
Senna ligustrina Privet Senna Not Native, Naturalized
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii Bahama Senna, Stinking pea Native
Senna mexicana var. latifolia Native
Senna obtusifolia Low Senna Native
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna Assumed to be Native
Senna pallida var. bahamensis Bushy Senna, Mosquito bush Native
Senna siamea Siamese cassia (PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Senna sophera Kasondi Senna Not Native, Naturalized
Senna surattensis Glossy shower (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Senna uniflora Silky Senna Native
Senna villosa Mexican Senna Not Native, Naturalized
Serjania diversifolia Fowl-foot Native
Serjania subdentata Fowl-foot Native
Sesamum orientale Benny seed, Sesame Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania grandiflora Agati, Flamingo bill Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania herbacea Smooth sesban Native
Sesbania sericea Silky sesban Not Native, Naturalized
Sesuvium maritimum Slender sea purslane Native
Sesuvium microphyllum Little-leaf Seapurslane (PLANTS) Native
Sesuvium portulacastrum Sea purslane Native
Setaria distantiflora Narrow panicgrass Native
Setaria leonis Native
Setaria macrosperma Large foxtail grass Native
Setaria parviflora Foxtail grass, Knot-root bristlegrass Native
Setaria setosa var. setosa Bristly foxtail grass Native
Setaria verticillata Bur bristlegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Seutera angustifolia Marsh cynanchum, Marsh Metastelma Native
Seymeria cassioides Afzelia Native
Sida abutifolia Creeping Sida Native
Sida acuta Wire-weed Native
Sida ciliaris Fringed Sida Native
Sida glutinosa Sticky Sida Native
Sida rhombifolia Cuban jute (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Sida spinosa False mallow Native
Sida ulmifolia Antilles fanpetals (PLANTS) Native
Sida urens Stinging Sida Native
Sida veronicifolia Ivy-leaved Sida Assumed to be Native
Sidastrum multiflorum Velvety sida Native
Sideroxylon americanum Milk-berry, Wild saffron; Bahama bumelia (in part) Native
Sideroxylon celastrinum Narrow-leaved bumelia Native
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Mastic-bully, Mastic iron-wood Native
Sideroxylon horridum Native
Sideroxylon salicifolium Bustic, Cassada-wood, Wild cassada, Willow bustic Native
Simarouba glauca Bitterwood, Dysentery bark, Paradise-tree Native
Sinapis arvensis Charlock Not Native, Naturalized
Sisyrinchium fuscatum Miami blue-eyed grass [sic] Native
Sisyrinchium rosulatum Annual blueeyed-grass (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Smilax auriculata Auricled green-brier, China-brier Native
Smilax gracilior Native
Smilax havanensis Chaney briar, Chaney-vine, China-brier, Prickly green-brier, Saw-brier Native
Smilax laurifolia Laurel-leaved green-brier Native
Solanum americanum Black nightshade, Gooma-bush, Ink-berry Native
Solanum bahamense Bahama Solanum, Canker-berry, Granny bush Native
Solanum capsicoides Cockroach berry Native
Solanum diphyllum Twoleaf nightshade (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum donianum Blodgett’s Solanum Native
Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf nightshade (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Solanum erianthum Mullein-leaved Solanum, Mullein nightshade, Salve-bush, Wild tobacco Native
Solanum lycopersicum Tomato Not Native, Naturalized
Solanum torvum Bushy white Solanum Assumed to be Native
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Native
Sonchus asper Prickly sow thistle Not Native, Naturalized
Sonchus oleraceus Sow thistle Not Native, Naturalized
Sophora tomentosa var. littoralis Coast Sophora, Necklace pod Native
Sorghastrum secundum Wild oats Native
Sorghum bicolor Sorghum Not Native, Naturalized
Sorghum halepense Johnson grass, Egyptian millet Not Native, Naturalized
Spartina patens Salt grass, Saltmeadow cordgrass Native
Spartina spartinae Gulf cordgrass Native
Spathelia bahamensis Bahama Spathelia, Low Spathelia Native
Spermacoce bahamensis Native
Spermacoce brittonii Native
Spermacoce capillaris Native
Spermacoce felis-insulae Native
Spermacoce inaguensis Native
Spermacoce keyensis Florida false buttonweed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Spermacoce laevis Buttonweed Native
Spermacoce prostrata Slender borreria Native
Spermacoce savannarum Native
Spermacoce tenuior Slender false buttonweed (PLANTS) Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra Pineland false buttonweed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Spermacoce thymifolia Native
Spermacoce verticillata Shrubby false buttonweed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Sphagneticola trilobata Trailing wedelia Not Native, Naturalized
Sphenomeris clavata Pineland fern Native
Spigelia anthelmia Pink Native
Spiranthes torta Southern ladies-tresses Native
Spiranthes vernalis Spring ladies' tresses Native
Spondias purpurea Hog plum Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus bahamensis Filiform rushgrass Native
Sporobolus domingensis Dominican dropseed grass Native
Sporobolus indicus Bullgrass, Smutgrass Native
Sporobolus pyramidalis West Indian rushgrass Native
Sporobolus pyramidatus Match grass, Pointed dropseed grass, Whorled dropseed Native
Sporobolus tenuissimus Tropical dropseed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus virginicus Seashore rushgrass Native
Stachytarpheta fruticosa Bahama vervain, Blue rat tail Native
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Blue flower, Jamaica vervain, Rat tail Native
Stemodia durantifolia
Stemodia maritima Coast Stemodia, Obeah bush Native
Stenandrium bracteosum Bracted gerardia Native
Stenandrium carolinae Caroline's pink Native
Stenandrium droseroides subsp. droseroides Sundew Stenandrium Native
Stenaria nigricans var. floridana Florida diamondflowers Native
Stenorrhynchos speciosum Latin American lady orchid (PLANTS) Native
Stenostomum densiflorum Viscid Stenostemum Native
Stenostomum lucidum Shining Stemostemum Native
Stenostomum myrtifolium Myrtle Stenostemum Native
Stenotaphrum secundatum Running crabgrass, St. Augustine grass Not Native, Naturalized
Stigmaphyllon sagranum Sagra’s Stigmaphyllon Native
Strumpfia maritima Candle torch, Mosquito bush, Strumpfia Native
Stylosanthes calcicola Pencil-flower (FIBA) Native
Stylosanthes hamata Common pencil-flower Native
Stylosanthes scabra Viscid pencil-flower Native
Suaeda conferta Island sea-blite Native
Suaeda linearis Tall sea-blite Native
Suaeda nigra Bushy sea-blite Native
Suriana maritima Bay cedar, Tassel plant Native
Swietenia mahagoni Madeira, Mahogany Native
Symphyotrichum adnatum Scale-leaved aster Native
Symphyotrichum bahamense Bahama aster Native
Symphyotrichum lucayanum Pineland aster Native
Symphyotrichum subulatum Slim aster Native
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Brace’s aster Native
Synedrella nodiflora Nodeweed Native
Syngonium podophyllum American Evergreen (Florida Atlas, PLANTS), Nephthytis (FISF) Not Native, Naturalized
Syringodium filiforme Manatee-grass Native