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 1–40 of 40 plants in Suwannee County, starting with W
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Native
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
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 Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Native
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Beardgrass
Erianthus alopecuroides
Poaceae
Native
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
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.