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 96 native plants in the South region, starting with W
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
White Morning-Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Convolvulaceae
White Screwstem
Bartonia verna
Gentianaceae
White Squirrel-Banana
Deeringothamnus pulchellus
Annonaceae
EndemicImperiled
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
White Sunbonnets
Chaptalia albicans
Asteraceae
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
Passifloraceae
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Whorled Dropseed
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Poaceae
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
Imperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Whorled Twintip
Stemodia verticillata
Plantaginaceae
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Wild Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Wild Oat Grass
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Poaceae
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Wild Sweet Basil
Ocimum campechianum
Lamiaceae
Imperiled
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Fabaceae
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
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
Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
Endemic
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
Invasive II
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
Endemic
Woolly Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Poaceae
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
Amaranthaceae
Wormvine Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
Cyperaceae
Wright's Flowering Fern
Anemia wrightii
Anemiaceae
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.