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 1–31 of 31 plants in Gilchrist County, starting with W
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
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 Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
Native
White Colic-Root
Aletris obovata
Nartheciaceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
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.