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 94 plants in Leon County, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Primrose
Ludwigia hexapetala
Onagraceae
Introduced
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Waterpepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Waterpod
Hydrolea quadrivalvis
Hydroleaceae
Native
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae
Introduced
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
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 Colic-Root
Aletris obovata
Nartheciaceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Flatweed
Hypochaeris albiflora
Asteraceae
Introduced
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Leaf Leather Flower
Clematis glaucophylla
Ranunculaceae
Native
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Mustard
Sinapis alba
Brassicaceae
Introduced
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
Sarraceniaceae
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.