seems more like a small garden spider, its not a black widow since they have a red hourglass on its abdomen.

and its not a brown reclse since they are brown with a Violin on its back.

Looks like an orb weaver t'me. *nod*

Yeahs its definitely not a widow, if they are like the australian equivalent the redback (same species of spider i am told) then their webs are usually in corners and look like a mess of web rather than any specific pattern. I would agree with laharl it looks more an orb weaver.

well after looking at both pics I'm going to guess that this is the closest thing I could think of http://bugguide.net/node/view/2010

Hope it helps if thats what it is :)

I think you got it maybe. I gotta get a better look at them... Im just afraid to get close

No reason to be afraid of them. As long as your not trying to put one in your mouth or anything like that.
Whenever I find a good sized orb weaver like this I try to catch a grasshopper or something like that to drop into the web for it. I find it really quite interesting watching how fast they can just zip over and wrap up an insect.

Yes, thats how corny I am. I feed spiders.

This is indeed Leucauge venusta (Orchard Spider), judging by the web construction, posture, and the apparent neon orange spot on its abdomen. They're very common where I live and I've seen them in my travels in Florida as well.

Don't be afraid of them. They'll just chill out on their web (though they sometimes shake the web if they perceive a threat).

but thers like a COLONY of them on the plant. I counted at least 8 on the one side I could see

It's not uncommon to see many in one location. They're pretty social as far as spiders go.

I forgot to mention the pair of photos in my gallery you can compare with:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/856286/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/858352/