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 49 plants in Sumter 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 Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
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 Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
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 Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesands Spiderlily
Hymenocallis duvalensis
Amaryllidaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
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 Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
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.