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 1,153–1,200 of 1,223 plants in Lake County
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
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 Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Wide-Leaf Warea
Warea amplexifolia
Brassicaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Native
Wild Kopieva
Bulbine frutescens
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
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
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
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.