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 1,441–1,487 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
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 Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Native
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 Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Yellow Bachelor's Button
Senega rugelii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemic
Yellow Butterwort
Pinguicula lutea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Native
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Fortnight Lily
Dietes bicolor
Iridaceae
Introduced
Yellow Hatpins
Syngonanthus flavidulus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemiaceae
Native
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
Native
Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Yellow Poinciana
Peltophorum dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet Flower
Tecoma stans
Bignoniaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Tabebuia aurea
Bignoniaceae
Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop
Mecardonia procumbens
Plantaginaceae
Native
Yellowseed False Pimpernel
Lindernia dubia
Linderniaceae
Native
Yerba De Guava
Coccocypselum hirsutum
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Yerba De Jicotea
Ludwigia erecta
Onagraceae
Native
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
Annonaceae
Introduced
Zebra Plant
Tradescantia zebrina
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Zigzag Bladderwort
Utricularia subulata
Lentibulariaceae
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.