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 75 plants in Clay County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
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
Weatherby's Arrowhead
Sagittaria weatherbiana
Alismataceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Colic-Root
Aletris obovata
Nartheciaceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
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
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Verbenaceae
Native
White-Edge Sedge
Carex debilis
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.