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 54 plants in Jackson County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
Native
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Waxy Thoroughwort
Eupatorium glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium albidum
Iridaceae
Native
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Leaf Leather Flower
Clematis glaucophylla
Ranunculaceae
Native
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Asteraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White-Edge Sedge
Carex debilis
Cyperaceae
Native
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Cyperaceae
Native
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Lamiaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
Boraginaceae
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
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wood Nettle
Laportea canadensis
Urticaceae
Native
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia commutata
Euphorbiaceae
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.