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 1–35 of 35 plants in Glades County, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Cane
Saccharum spontaneum
Poaceae
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
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.