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 145–183 of 183 native plants starting with W
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
Aquifoliaceae
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
Endemic
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Wire Sedge
Carex tenax
Cyperaceae
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Wiregrass Gentian
Gentiana pennelliana
Gentianaceae
Endemic
Witch Grass
Panicum capillare
Poaceae
Wood Nettle
Laportea canadensis
Urticaceae
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
Invasive II
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia commutata
Euphorbiaceae
Wood's Bunchflower
Melanthium woodii
Melanthiaceae
Imperiled
Wood-Candle
Schoenolirion croceum
Asparagaceae
Imperiled
Woodland Coreopsis
Anacis major
Asteraceae
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Woodland Pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
Loganiaceae
Woodland Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
Malvaceae
Imperiled
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Asteraceae
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Woody Goldenrod
Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
Asteraceae
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Woolly Beardgrass
Erianthus alopecuroides
Poaceae
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
Aristolochiaceae
Woolly Huckleberry
Gaylussacia mosieri
Ericaceae
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
Endemic
Woolly Pawpaw
Asimina incana
Annonaceae
Woolly Rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Malvaceae
Woolly Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Poaceae
Woollysheath Threeawn
Aristida lanosa
Poaceae
Wooly Spiderwort
Tradescantia sillamontana
Commelinaceae
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
Amaranthaceae
Wormvine Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
Orchidaceae
Imperiled
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
Cyperaceae
Wright's Flowering Fern
Anemia wrightii
Anemiaceae
Wright's Plantain
Plantago wrightiana
Plantaginaceae
Wright's Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium wrightianum
Poaceae
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.