JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id="full.stop">
    <option>Flowers</option>
    <option selected="selected">Shrubs</option>
    <option>Trees</option>
</select>
<div id="result."></div>

JavaScript

var results = [];
results.push($("#full\\.stop option:selected").text());
results.push($("#full\\.stop :contains('Flowers')").text());
$("#result\\.").html(results.join("<br />"));