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 97–144 of 183 native plants starting with W
White-Edge Sedge
Carex debilis
Cyperaceae
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Cyperaceae
White-Tubed Colicroot
Aletris farinosa
Nartheciaceae
Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
Passifloraceae
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Lamiaceae
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Whitenymph
Trepocarpus aethusae
Apiaceae
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
Wide-Leaf Warea
Warea amplexifolia
Brassicaceae
EndemicImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Lamiaceae
Wild Blue Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
Ranunculaceae
Wild Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Wild Comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
Boraginaceae
Wild Crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra
Malpighiaceae
Wild Dilly
Manilkara jaimiqui
Sapotaceae
Wild Four O'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Nyctaginaceae
Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangeaceae
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
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
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
Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Asteraceae
Winter Bentgrass
Agrostis hyemalis
Poaceae
Winter Grapefern
Holubiella lunarioides
Ophioglossaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.