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 61 plants in Broward County, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Native
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Cecropia
Cecropia polystachya
Urticaceae
Introduced
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
Native
White Rain-Lily
Zephyranthes candida
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Native
White Sunbonnets
Chaptalia albicans
Asteraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Whorled Twintip
Stemodia verticillata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Native
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
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.