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 64 plants in Gadsden County, starting with W
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
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 Primrose
Ludwigia hexapetala
Onagraceae
Introduced
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
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
Waxy Spiderwort
Tradescantia cerinthoides
Commelinaceae
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
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 Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Leaf Leather Flower
Clematis glaucophylla
Ranunculaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
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
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Lamiaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitenymph
Trepocarpus aethusae
Apiaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Blue Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
Ranunculaceae
Native
Wild Comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
Boraginaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.