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 1–48 of 49 plants in Hendry County, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
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 Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Native
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
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 Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Native
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Native
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
NativeInvasive II
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.