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 1,105–1,152 of 1,171 plants in Osceola County
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
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 Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
Native
White Bog Violet
Viola lanceolata
Violaceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
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
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
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 Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Native
Wild Kopieva
Bulbine frutescens
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Native
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Native
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
Native
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Native
Yaupon Blacksenna
Seymeria cassioides
Orobanchaceae
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.