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 79 plants in Miami-Dade 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
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Apple
Syzygium samarangense
Myrtaceae
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Myrtaceae
West Indian Cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
Rosaceae
Native
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Bromeliaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
Western Greenviolet
Pombalia attenuata
Violaceae
Introduced
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Native
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Cecropia
Cecropia polystachya
Urticaceae
Introduced
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Ironwood
Hypelate trifoliata
Sapindaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
Native
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Native
White Sunbonnets
Chaptalia albicans
Asteraceae
Native
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
White-Flowered Black Mangrove
Lumnitzera racemosa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
Passifloraceae
Native
Whitehead Spikesedge
Cyperus mindorensis
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.