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Native plants of Sarasota County

315 plant species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Sarasota County by USDA PLANTS. 141 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Sarasota County, Florida

Native species
315 Typical Florida county: 385 (median of 67 counties)
Garden-ready natives
141 Typical Florida county: 170
Share by type (all 315 native species)
Percent of the 315 native species in each growth type
Tree 12% (37)
Shrub 5% (17)
Wildflower (forb) 46% (145)
Grass or grass-like 28% (88)
Vine 7% (21)
Fern 2% (7)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (28%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zones 10a to 10b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 141

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Sarasota County, Florida
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
aloe yucca Yucca aloifolia Tree 15 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 7a
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6b
American cupscale Sacciolepis striata Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 5b
American elm Ulmus americana Tree 120 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
American pokeweed Phytolacca americana Wildflower (forb) 7.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
awlfruit sedge Carex stipata Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
bald cypress Taxodium distichum Tree 130 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
bayhops Ipomoea pes-caprae Vine 1 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 9a
bighead rush Juncus megacephalus Grass or grass-like 3.1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8b
bitter panicgrass Panicum amarum Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
black mangrove Avicennia germinans Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 8a
blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
broadleaf carpetgrass Axonopus compressus Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun High Zone 7a
broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Grass or grass-like 6.3 ft Sun High Zone 5a
bushy seaside tansy Borrichia frutescens Shrub 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 9a
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
butterweed Packera glabella Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 10b
cabbage palmetto Sabal palmetto Tree 90 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9a
California bulrush Schoenoplectus californicus Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun High Zone 9a
Canada germander Teucrium canadense Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 12b
Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana Tree 39 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7b
Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana Tree 20 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 4b
Carolina desert-thorn Lycium carolinianum Shrub 9 ft Sun High Zone 9a
cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea Fern 4.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
climbing hempvine Mikania scandens Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
coast cockspur grass Echinochloa walteri Grass or grass-like 6.5 ft Sun High Zone 10b
coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Tree 33 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7b
common blue violet Viola sororia Wildflower (forb) 4 in Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Tree 15 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana Tree 55 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
common rush Juncus effusus Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
cucumberleaf sunflower Helianthus debilis Wildflower (forb) 6 in Sun Medium Zone 9b
dahoon Ilex cassine Tree 26 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8b
deerberry Vaccinium stamineum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5a
dense blazing star Liatris spicata Wildflower (forb) 4.5 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5b
dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa Shrub 1.4 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5a
dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5a
eastern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum subulatum Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 7a
eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7a
eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun High Zone 5a
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3a
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
false daisy Eclipta prostrata Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 10b
false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa Shrub 15 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Tree 28 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
fetterbush lyonia Lyonia lucida Shrub 6.6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7b
field paspalum Paspalum laeve Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6a
Florida bully Sideroxylon reclinatum Shrub 2 ft — — Zone 7a
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa Tree 15 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 9a
fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 11b
grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5a
graybark grape Vitis cinerea Vine 50 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6b
green sprangletop Leptochloa dubia Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
groundnut Apios americana Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
gulfhairawn muhly Muhlenbergia filipes Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun High Zone 8a
hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun High Zone 8a
hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta Grass or grass-like 6 in Sun Low Zone 3b
haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 8a
horsetail paspalum Paspalum fluitans Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
inkberry Ilex glabra Shrub 8 ft Sun High Zone 6a
Jamaican caper Capparis cynophallophora Tree 20 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 11a
Jesuit's bark Iva frutescens Wildflower (forb) 9 ft Sun High Zone 7b
jointed spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 4a
laurel oak Quercus laurifolia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
lavender thrift Limonium carolinianum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun High Zone 6b
little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
live oak Quercus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8a
Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos Grass or grass-like 1.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 12a
muscadine Vitis rotundifolia Vine 30 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5b
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia Wildflower (forb) 2.8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
needlegrass rush Juncus roemerianus Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 9a
needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7a
orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 12a
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata Wildflower (forb) 2.4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
peelbark St. Johnswort Hypericum fasciculatum Shrub 5 ft Sun — Zone 7b
Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
peppervine Nekemias arborea Vine 1 in Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 5a
pignut hickory Carya glabra Tree 80 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
pine barren goldenrod Solidago fistulosa Wildflower (forb) 6.6 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
poorland flatsedge Cyperus compressus Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis Grass or grass-like 11 in Sun Low Zone 3a
purpletop tridens Tridens flavus Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
red maple Acer rubrum Tree 68 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
red mulberry Morus rubra Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
redbay Persea borbonia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 4a
roundpod St. Johnswort Hypericum cistifolium Shrub 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
saltgrass Distichlis spicata Grass or grass-like 1.1 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius Shrub 3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6a
sand cordgrass Spartina bakeri Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun High Zone 9a
sand pine Pinus clausa Tree 80 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7b
saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox Vine 4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
saw palmetto Serenoa repens Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus Shrub 8.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
seagrape Coccoloba uvifera Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 9a
seaoats Uniola paniculata Grass or grass-like 6 ft Sun Low Zone 8a
seashore dropseed Sporobolus virginicus Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 9a
seashore paspalum Paspalum vaginatum Grass or grass-like 1 in Sun High Zone 8b
slash pine Pinus elliottii Tree 100 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum Tree 12 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 7b
smallfruit beggarticks Bidens mitis Wildflower (forb) 3.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 12b
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Sun High Zone 5a
softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grass or grass-like 9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides Vine — Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9b
splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius Grass or grass-like 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5b
St. Augustine grass Stenotaphrum secundatum Grass or grass-like 11 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 7b
stiff dogwood Cornus foemina Tree 16 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium Wildflower (forb) 10 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
sugarcane plumegrass Saccharum giganteum Grass or grass-like 9.8 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
summer grape Vitis aestivalis Vine 30 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
swamp sawgrass Cladium mariscus Grass or grass-like 8.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 8b
swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Wildflower (forb) — Sun Medium Zone 10b
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
sweetscent Pluchea odorata Wildflower (forb) 4.9 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
switchgrass Panicum virgatum Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides Grass or grass-like 4 in Sun High Zone 3b
tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun–part shade Low Zone 5b
turtleweed Batis maritima Shrub 1 in Sun Medium Zone 9a
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vine 1 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
water locust Gleditsia aquatica Tree 40 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 10a
water oak Quercus nigra Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 5a
wax myrtle Morella cerifera Tree 10 ft Sun High Zone 7a
white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Tree 25 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
white mangrove Laguncularia racemosa Tree 50 ft Sun High Zone 11a
widgeongrass Ruppia maritima Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun High Zone 7a
wild tantan Desmanthus virgatus Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 9a
winged sumac Rhus copallinum Tree 8 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
yaupon Ilex vomitoria Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a
yellow waterlily Nymphaea mexicana Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 7a

Other native species recorded here 174

PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.

  • American black nightshade Solanum americanum
  • American bluehearts Buchnera americana
  • American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
  • American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
  • anglestem primrose-willow Ludwigia leptocarpa
  • anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
  • annual seepweed Suaeda linearis
  • aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
  • arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
  • Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
  • axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
  • beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
  • beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
  • big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
  • bigpod sesbania Sesbania herbacea
  • bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
  • bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
  • bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
  • bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
  • bulltongue arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia
  • bunched beaksedge Rhynchospora cephalantha
  • button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
  • camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
  • Canada spikesedge Eleocharis geniculata
  • Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
  • Carolina fimbry Fimbristylis caroliniana
  • Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
  • Carolina mosquitofern Azolla caroliniana
  • Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
  • chaffweed Anagallis minima
  • clustered mille graines Oldenlandia uniflora
  • coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
  • combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
  • common carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius
  • crested saltbush Atriplex cristata
  • cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
  • cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
  • cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
  • denseflower knotweed Polygonum glabrum
  • diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
  • dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
  • drumheads Polygala cruciata
  • dwarf umbrella-sedge Fuirena pumila
  • eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
  • eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
  • eastern purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
  • Elliott's fanpetals Sida elliottii
  • Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
  • false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
  • fewflower beaksedge Rhynchospora rariflora
  • fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
  • field lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii
  • fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
  • fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
  • flattened pipewort Eriocaulon compressum
  • Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
  • forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
  • fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
  • gaping grass Steinchisma hians
  • giant bristlegrass Setaria magna
  • giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
  • globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
  • grassleaf lettuce Lactuca graminifolia
  • grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
  • greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
  • Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
  • hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
  • helmet flower Scutellaria integrifolia
  • hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum
  • herb of grace Bacopa monnieri
  • herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
  • horned bladderwort Utricularia cornuta
  • humped bladderwort Utricularia gibba
  • husk tomato Physalis pubescens
  • hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
  • Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
  • Java-bean Senna obtusifolia
  • juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
  • kiss me quick Portulaca pilosa
  • lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
  • lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
  • little duckweed Lemna obscura
  • little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
  • lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
  • Long's sedge Carex longii
  • lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
  • maidencane Panicum hemitomon
  • manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
  • marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
  • marsh fimbry Fimbristylis castanea
  • marsh lady's tresses Spiranthes odorata
  • Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
  • Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
  • Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
  • narrowfruit horned beaksedge Rhynchospora inundata
  • netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
  • netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
  • oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
  • partridgeberry Mitchella repens
  • Pennsylvania everlasting Gamochaeta pensylvanica
  • pillpod sandmat Chamaesyce hirta
  • pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
  • pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
  • pink sundew Drosera capillaris
  • pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
  • plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • procession flower Polygala incarnata
  • queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
  • rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
  • rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
  • Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
  • romerillo Bidens alba
  • rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris
  • rough Mexican clover Richardia scabra
  • rough panicgrass Dichanthelium leucothrix
  • roughfruit scaleseed Spermolepis divaricata
  • roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
  • sandpaper vervain Verbena scabra
  • sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
  • shaggy crabgrass Digitaria villosa
  • shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
  • shortbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora nitens
  • shortleaf spikesedge Kyllinga brevifolia
  • sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
  • slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
  • slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
  • Small's yelloweyed grass Xyris smalliana
  • smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
  • sneezeweed Helenium amarum
  • sorrelvine Cissus trifoliata
  • southern bog clubmoss Lycopodiella appressa
  • southern cattail Typha domingensis
  • southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
  • southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus
  • southern twayblade Listera australis
  • spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
  • spiny naiad Najas marina
  • spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
  • spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
  • spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
  • spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
  • spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stiff yellow flax Linum medium
  • swamp dock Rumex verticillatus
  • thicket bean Phaseolus polystachios
  • thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
  • threadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria filiformis
  • three-lobe violet Viola triloba
  • tropical flatsedge Cyperus surinamensis
  • tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
  • Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
  • Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
  • Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
  • Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
  • Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
  • Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya virginica
  • water lettuce Pistia stratiotes
  • waterpurslane Didiplis diandra
  • western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
  • whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
  • whisk fern Psilotum nudum
  • white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
  • whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
  • whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
  • winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
  • yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
  • yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens
  • yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
  • zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata
Also listed as native and introduced here 3

PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.

  • annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides

Compared with Florida

The typical county is the median of the 67 Florida counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.

Native species counts, Sarasota County and Florida
MeasureSarasota CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 315 385 1,282
Garden-ready natives 141 170 493
Tree 37 — 166
Shrub 17 — 59
Wildflower (forb) 145 — 648
Grass or grass-like 88 — 315
Vine 21 — 65
Fern 7 — 29

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Source & data date

Source
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation
USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date
Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Zones
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
Scope
Sarasota County (county FIPS 12115), Florida. 315 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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