Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–48 of 56 plants in Bay County, starting with W
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Native
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beak-Sedge
Rhynchospora alba
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Birds-In-A-Nest
Macbridea alba
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
Sarraceniaceae
Native
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
Native
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Nyssaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wire Sedge
Carex tenax
Cyperaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.