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 1–25 of 25 plants in Hamilton County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssaceae
Native
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 Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Nyssaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
Native
Woollysheath Threeawn
Aristida lanosa
Poaceae
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.