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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

There are 1031 taxa reported for the Florida Keys.


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Scientific Name: Common Name: Native Status:
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia grandiflora Largeflower rosegentian
Sabatia stellaris Rose-of-Plymouth Native
Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Not Native, Cultivated Only
Sachsia polycephala Bahama sachsia Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Possibly Extirpated
Salicornia bigelovii Annual glasswort Native
Salvia serotina Sage, Littlewoman 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, Cultivated Only
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria Soapberry Native
Sarcocornia perennis Perennial glasswort 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, Cultivated Only
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium gracile Wire bluestem Native
Schizachyrium rhizomatum Rhizomatous bluestem Native
Schizachyrium sanguineum Crimson bluestem Native
Schizachyrium sericatum Silky bluestem Native
Schoenoplectus robustus Saltmarsh bulrush Native
Schoenus nigricans Black sedge, Black bogrush Native
Schoepfia schreberi Gulf graytwig, Graytwig Native
Scleria lithosperma Florida Keys nutrush Native
Scleria verticillata Low nutrush Native
Scutellaria havanensis Havana skullcap Native
Selenicereus pteranthus Snake cactus, Princess-of-the-night 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 Doubtfully Native
Senna occidentalis Coffee senna, Septicweed Not Native, Naturalized
Senna pendula var. glabrata Valamuerto Not Native, Naturalized
Senna surattensis Glossy shower Not Native, Naturalized
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Sesbania grandiflora Vegetable hummingbird Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania herbacea Danglepod Doubtfully Native
Sesbania sericea Silky sesban Not Native, Naturalized
Sesbania vesicaria Bladderpod, Bagpod
Sesuvium maritimum Annual sea-purslane, Slender seapurslane Native
Sesuvium portulacastrum Perennial sea-purslane, Shoreline seapurslane Native
Setaria macrosperma Coastal foxtail, Coral bristlegrass Native
Setaria magna Giant bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristlegrass Native
Setaria pumila Yellow bristlegrass, Yellow foxtail
Setaria setosa var. setosa West Indian bristlegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Seutera angustifolia Vine milkweed, Gulf Coast swallowwort 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 Possibly Extirpated
Sida rhombifolia Cuban jute, Indian hemp Native
Sida spinosa Prickly fanpetals Not Native, Naturalized
Sida ulmifolia Antilles fanpetals Doubtfully Native
Sideroxylon celastrinum Saffronplum Native
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Wild mastic, False mastic Native
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. austrofloridense Everglades bully Presumed Extirpated
Sideroxylon salicifolium Willow-bustic, White bully Native
Simarouba glauca Paradisetree Native
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Sisyrinchium nashii Nash’s blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auriculata Earleaf greenbrier Not Native, Cultivated Only
Smilax bona-nox Saw greenbrier Not Native, Cultivated Only
Smilax havanensis Havana greenbrier, Everglades greenbrier Native
Smilax laurifolia Catbrier, Laurel greenbrier, Bamboo vine
Solanum americanum Common nightshade, American black nightshade Native
Solanum bahamense Bahama nightshade Native
Solanum chenopodioides Black nightshade Possibly Extirpated
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 tampicense Aquatic soda-apple Not Native, Naturalized
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Native
Solidago stricta Wand 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
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Native
Spartina patens Marshhay cordgrass, Saltmeadow cordgrass Native
Spartina spartinae Gulf cordgrass Native
Spathodea campanulata African tuliptree Not Native, Naturalized
Spermacoce keyensis Florida false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce neoterminalis Everglades Keys false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce prostrata Prostrate false buttonweed Possibly Extirpated
Spermacoce remota Woodland false buttonweed Doubtfully Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra Pineland false buttonweed Possibly Extirpated
Spermacoce verticillata Shrubby false buttonweed Not Native, Naturalized
Sphagneticola trilobata Creeping wedelia, Creeping oxeye Not Native, Naturalized
Sphenomeris clavata Wedgelet fern Possibly Extirpated
Spigelia anthelmia West Indian pinkroot Native
Spiranthes torta Southern lady’s-tresses Native
Spondias purpurea Purple mombin Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus domingensis Coral dropseed Native
Sporobolus indicus Smut grass Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus pyramidalis West Indian dropseed Not Native, Naturalized
Sporobolus pyramidatus Whorled dropseed Native
Sporobolus virginicus Seashore dropseed Native
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Nettleleaf velvetberry Not Native, Naturalized
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Blue porterweed, Joee Native
Stenaria nigricans var. floridana Florida diamond flowers Native
Stenotaphrum secundatum St. Augustine grass Not Native, Naturalized
Stictocardia tiliifolia Spottedheart Not Native, Naturalized
Strumpfia maritima Pride-of-Big-Pine Native
Stylosanthes calcicola Everglades key pencilflower Native
Stylosanthes hamata Pencilflower, Cheesytoes 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, Cultivated Only
Symphyotrichum adnatum Clasping aster, Scaleleaf aster Native
Symphyotrichum bahamense Annual saltmarsh aster Native
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silver aster Native
Symphyotrichum dumosum Rice button aster, Bushy aster Native
Symphyotrichum expansum Southwestern annual saltmarsh aster R
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium Brace’s aster Native
Synedrella nodiflora Nodeweed Not Native, Naturalized
Syngonium podophyllum Nephthytis, American evergreen Not Native, Naturalized
Syringodium filiforme Manatee-grass Native