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 193–240 of 255 plants starting with W
Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Willdenow's Spikemoss
Selaginella willdenowii
Selaginellaceae
Introduced
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
Native
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceae
Native
Willowleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum
Asteraceae
Native
Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceae
Introduced
Winecup Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Malvaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Fabaceae
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Winter Bentgrass
Agrostis hyemalis
Poaceae
Native
Winter Grapefern
Holubiella lunarioides
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Caprifoliaceae
Introduced
Winter Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei
Celastraceae
Introduced
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wire Sedge
Carex tenax
Cyperaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Wiregrass Gentian
Gentiana pennelliana
Gentianaceae
NativeEndemic
Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Witch Grass
Panicum capillare
Poaceae
Native
Wood Nettle
Laportea canadensis
Urticaceae
Native
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
NativeInvasive II
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia commutata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wood's Bunchflower
Melanthium woodii
Melanthiaceae
NativeImperiled
Wood-Candle
Schoenolirion croceum
Asparagaceae
NativeImperiled
Woodland Coreopsis
Anacis major
Asteraceae
Native
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woodland Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
Orchidaceae
Native
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Asteraceae
Native
Woodland Pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
Loganiaceae
Native
Woodland Poppymallow
Callirhoe papaver
Malvaceae
NativeImperiled
Woodland Spider-Lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Asteraceae
Native
Woodvamp
Hydrangea barbara
Hydrangeaceae
Native
Woody Goldenrod
Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
Asteraceae
Native
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Cyperaceae
Native
Woolly Beardgrass
Erianthus alopecuroides
Poaceae
Native
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
Aristolochiaceae
Native
Woolly Huckleberry
Gaylussacia mosieri
Ericaceae
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.