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 1,537–1,584 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Cypress-Pine
Callitris glaucophylla
Cupressaceae
Introduced
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 Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Rain-Lily
Zephyranthes candida
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
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
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
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 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 Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Native
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
Native
Woolly Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Poaceae
Native
Woollysheath Threeawn
Aristida lanosa
Poaceae
Native
Wooly Spiderwort
Tradescantia sillamontana
Commelinaceae
Native
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
Cyperaceae
Native
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Native
Yaupon Blacksenna
Seymeria cassioides
Orobanchaceae
Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.