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 81 plants in Sarasota County, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
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 Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Jasmine
Wrightia religiosa
Apocynaceae
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Myrtaceae
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
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 Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
Native
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Cecropia
Cecropia polystachya
Urticaceae
Introduced
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
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.