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 255 plants starting with W
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Apple
Syzygium samarangense
Myrtaceae
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Wax Privet
Peperomia glabella
Piperaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Waxy Spiderwort
Tradescantia cerinthoides
Commelinaceae
Waxy Thoroughwort
Eupatorium glaucescens
Asteraceae
Native
Weak Rush
Juncus debilis
Juncaceae
Native
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Native
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weatherby's Arrowhead
Sagittaria weatherbiana
Alismataceae
Native
Weaver's Bamboo
Bambusa textilis
Poaceae
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Wedge-Leaved Button-Snakeroot
Eryngium cuneifolium
Apiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Wedgeleaf Draba
Tomostima cuneifolia
Brassicaceae
Native
Weedy Dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Myrtaceae
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae
Introduced
West Indian Cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
Rosaceae
Native
West Indian Cock's Comb
Celosia nitida
Amaranthaceae
Native
West Indian Falsebox
Gyminda latifolia
Celastraceae
Native
West Indian Gherkin
Cucumis anguria
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
West Indian Satinwood
Zanthoxylum flavum
Rutaceae
Native
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Bromeliaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
Native
West's Flax
Linum westii
Linaceae
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Western Greenviolet
Pombalia attenuata
Violaceae
Introduced
Western Lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana
Asteraceae
Native
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Native
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Western Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena simplex
Cyperaceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whale Fin Snake Plant
Sansevieria masoniana
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
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.