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 1–38 of 38 plants in Jefferson County, starting with W
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
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
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
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 Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
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
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Woodland Pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
Loganiaceae
Native
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Huckleberry
Gaylussacia mosieri
Ericaceae
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.