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 49–96 of 183 native plants starting with W
West Indian Falsebox
Gyminda latifolia
Celastraceae
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
West Indian Satinwood
Zanthoxylum flavum
Rutaceae
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Bromeliaceae
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Western Lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana
Asteraceae
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae
Imperiled
White Beak-Sedge
Rhynchospora alba
Cyperaceae
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
White Birds-In-A-Nest
Macbridea alba
Lamiaceae
EndemicImperiled
White Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium albidum
Iridaceae
White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
White Bog Violet
Viola lanceolata
Violaceae
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
White Colic-Root
Aletris obovata
Nartheciaceae
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
White Fenrose
Kosteletzkya depressa
Malvaceae
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
White Grass
Leersia virginica
Poaceae
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
White Ironwood
Hypelate trifoliata
Sapindaceae
White Leaf Leather Flower
Clematis glaucophylla
Ranunculaceae
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae
White Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
Sarraceniaceae
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Papaveraceae
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Asteraceae
White Squirrel-Banana
Deeringothamnus pulchellus
Annonaceae
EndemicImperiled
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
White Sunbonnets
Chaptalia albicans
Asteraceae
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Nyssaceae
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Verbenaceae
White-Cloaked Cudweed
Gamochaeta chionesthes
Asteraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.