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 131 plants in the South region, starting with W
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Wand Loosestrife
Lythrum lineare
Lythraceae
Native
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Warty Panic Grass
Kellochloa verrucosa
Poaceae
Native
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Wash Wood
Jacquinia keyensis
Primulaceae
Native
Water Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavyleaf Noseburn
Tragia urens
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wax Apple
Syzygium samarangense
Myrtaceae
Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
Begoniaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Wax Privet
Peperomia glabella
Piperaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weaver's Bamboo
Bambusa textilis
Poaceae
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Wedge Sandmat
Euphorbia deltoidea
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Myrtaceae
West Indian Cherry
Prunus myrtifolia
Rosaceae
Native
West Indian Cock's Comb
Celosia nitida
Amaranthaceae
Native
West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West Indian Sage
Salvia occidentalis
Lamiaceae
Native
West Indian Tufted Airplant
Guzmania monostachia
Bromeliaceae
Native
West Indian Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.