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 1–34 of 34 introduced plants in the North region, starting with W
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Scrophulariaceae
Water Primrose
Ludwigia hexapetala
Onagraceae
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
Invasive I
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Waterpepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Polygonaceae
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
Invasive II
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
Invasive II
West Indian Gherkin
Cucumis anguria
Cucurbitaceae
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
Invasive I
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
White Flatweed
Hypochaeris albiflora
Asteraceae
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
Invasive II
White Moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Fabaceae
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
White Poplar
Populus alba
Salicaceae
White Rain-Lily
Zephyranthes candida
Amaryllidaceae
White Ramping-Fumitory
Fumaria capreolata
Papaveraceae
White Sweetclover
Melilotus albus
Fabaceae
Whitesnow
Drymaria cordata
Caryophyllaceae
Wild Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Asparagaceae
Wild Garlic
Allium vineale
Amaryllidaceae
Wild Kopieva
Bulbine frutescens
Asphodelaceae
Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Brassicaceae
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
Invasive I
Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
Caprifoliaceae
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.