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 93 plants in Orange County, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Native
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Oak
Quercus × walteriana
Fagaceae
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
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Fringe
Nymphoides peltata
Menyanthaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Apiaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Native
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Native
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
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
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
Native
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Native
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Whale Fin Snake Plant
Sansevieria masoniana
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
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.