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 1,489–1,536 of 1,580 plants in Miami-Dade County
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
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Dropseed
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Poaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Native
Wild Cane
Saccharum spontaneum
Poaceae
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 Oat Grass
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Poaceae
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.