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 1–28 of 28 plants in Hardee County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
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 Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
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 Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
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.