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 54 plants in the Keys, starting with W
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
West Indian Falsebox
Gyminda latifolia
Celastraceae
Native
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Satinwood
Zanthoxylum flavum
Rutaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fenrose
Kosteletzkya depressa
Malvaceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Ironwood
Hypelate trifoliata
Sapindaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Native
White Sunnybell
Schoenolirion albiflorum
Asparagaceae
Native
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Twinevine
Funastrum clausum
Apocynaceae
Native
Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
Passifloraceae
Native
Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceae
Native
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Whorled Dropseed
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Poaceae
Native
Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Araliaceae
Native
Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Widgeongrass
Ruppia maritima
Ruppiaceae
Native
Wild Dilly
Manilkara jaimiqui
Sapotaceae
Native
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbaginaceae
Native
Wild Lettuce
Launaea intybacea
Asteraceae
Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
Rutaceae
Native
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
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.