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 183 native plants starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Wand Blackroot
Pterocaulon virgatum
Asteraceae
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Wand-Like Threeawn
Aristida virgata
Poaceae
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Water Dawnflower
Stylisma aquatica
Convolvulaceae
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
Invasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Apiaceae
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Water Poppy
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Alismataceae
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Water Star-Grass
Heteranthera dubia
Pontederiaceae
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssaceae
Waterpod
Hydrolea quadrivalvis
Hydroleaceae
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Wax Privet
Peperomia glabella
Piperaceae
Waxy Thoroughwort
Eupatorium glaucescens
Asteraceae
Weak Rush
Juncus debilis
Juncaceae
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Weatherby's Arrowhead
Sagittaria weatherbiana
Alismataceae
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
Endemic
Wedge-Leaved Button-Snakeroot
Eryngium cuneifolium
Apiaceae
EndemicImperiled
Wedgeleaf Draba
Tomostima cuneifolia
Brassicaceae
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
West Indian Cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
Rosaceae
West Indian Cock's Comb
Celosia nitida
Amaranthaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.