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 58 plants in Okaloosa County, starting with W
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Dawnflower
Stylisma aquatica
Convolvulaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
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 Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Meadowbeauty
Rhexia parviflora
Melastomataceae
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
Native
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
Sarraceniaceae
Native
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
Native
White-Tubed Colicroot
Aletris farinosa
Nartheciaceae
Native
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Lamiaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitetassels
Dalea mountjoyae
Fabaceae
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
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
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Native
Wire Sedge
Carex tenax
Cyperaceae
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.