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 108 native plants in the North region, starting with W
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
White Grass
Leersia virginica
Poaceae
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
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 Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Nyssaceae
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Verbenaceae
White-Edge Sedge
Carex debilis
Cyperaceae
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Wide-Leaf Warea
Warea amplexifolia
Brassicaceae
EndemicImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Wild Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Wild Four O'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Nyctaginaceae
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceae
Willowleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum
Asteraceae
Winecup Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Malvaceae
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Witch Grass
Panicum capillare
Poaceae
Wood-Candle
Schoenolirion croceum
Asparagaceae
Imperiled
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
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.