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 53 plants in Flagler County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
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
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 Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Colic-Root
Aletris obovata
Nartheciaceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesands Spiderlily
Hymenocallis duvalensis
Amaryllidaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
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
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
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.