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 1–48 of 107 native plants in the Central region, starting with W
Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
Asteraceae
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
Cyperaceae
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Wand Blackroot
Pterocaulon virgatum
Asteraceae
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Wand-Like Threeawn
Aristida virgata
Poaceae
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Water Elm
Planera aquatica
Ulmaceae
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
Invasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Apiaceae
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Wedge-Leaved Button-Snakeroot
Eryngium cuneifolium
Apiaceae
EndemicImperiled
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
EndemicImperiled
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
Araceae
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae
Imperiled
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
White Bog Violet
Viola lanceolata
Violaceae
White Boneset
Eupatorium album
Asteraceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.