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 1–39 of 39 introduced plants in the Central region, starting with W
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Water Fringe
Nymphoides peltata
Menyanthaceae
Imperiled
Water Primrose
Ludwigia hexapetala
Onagraceae
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
Invasive I
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Acanthaceae
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
Invasive II
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Apocynaceae
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
Invasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
Invasive I
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Western Greenviolet
Pombalia attenuata
Violaceae
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
Invasive I
Whale Fin Snake Plant
Sansevieria masoniana
Asparagaceae
White Cecropia
Cecropia polystachya
Urticaceae
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
White Cypress-Pine
Callitris glaucophylla
Cupressaceae
White Flatweed
Hypochaeris albiflora
Asteraceae
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
Invasive II
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
White Rain-Lily
Zephyranthes candida
Amaryllidaceae
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Wild Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Asparagaceae
Wild Kopieva
Bulbine frutescens
Asphodelaceae
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
Invasive I
Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceae
Winter Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbitaceae
Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei
Celastraceae
Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Linderniaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.