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 59 plants in Nassau County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
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 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 Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Rain-Lily
Zephyranthes candida
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Nyssaceae
Native
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Verbenaceae
Native
White-Edge Sedge
Carex debilis
Cyperaceae
Native
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesands Spiderlily
Hymenocallis duvalensis
Amaryllidaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.