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 961–1,008 of 1,021 plants in Gadsden County
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
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Winter Grapefern
Holubiella lunarioides
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Wire Sedge
Carex tenax
Cyperaceae
Native
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia commutata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wood's Bunchflower
Melanthium woodii
Melanthiaceae
NativeImperiled
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Native
Woodland Pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
Loganiaceae
Native
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Woody Goldenrod
Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
Asteraceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
Aristolochiaceae
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.