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 145–192 of 255 plants starting with W
White-Edged Witchgrass
Dichanthelium tenue
Poaceae
Native
White-Flowered Black Mangrove
Lumnitzera racemosa
Combretaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
White-Fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
Orchidaceae
Native
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Cyperaceae
Native
White-Tubed Colicroot
Aletris farinosa
Nartheciaceae
Native
Whitebark Senna
Senna spectabilis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
Passifloraceae
Native
Whitehead Spikesedge
Cyperus mindorensis
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Lamiaceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitenymph
Trepocarpus aethusae
Apiaceae
Native
Whitesands Spiderlily
Hymenocallis duvalensis
Amaryllidaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetassels
Dalea mountjoyae
Fabaceae
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Dropseed
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Poaceae
Native
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Whorled Twintip
Stemodia verticillata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Wide-Leaf Warea
Warea amplexifolia
Brassicaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Native
Wild Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Lamiaceae
Native
Wild Blue Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
Ranunculaceae
Native
Wild Cane
Saccharum spontaneum
Poaceae
Wild Coco
Eulophia alta
Orchidaceae
Native
Wild Comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
Boraginaceae
Native
Wild Crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra
Malpighiaceae
Native
Wild Daisy
Callilepis leptophylla
Asteraceae
Wild Dilly
Manilkara jaimiqui
Sapotaceae
Native
Wild Four O'Clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Wild Garlic
Allium vineale
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Wild Kopieva
Bulbine frutescens
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Native
Wild Lettuce
Launaea intybacea
Asteraceae
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Native
Wild Oat
Avena fatua
Poaceae
Introduced
Wild Oat Grass
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Poaceae
Native
Wild Peanut
Arachis duranensis
Fabaceae
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Wild Sweet Basil
Ocimum campechianum
Lamiaceae
NativeImperiled
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.