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 2,545–2,592 of 2,609 plants in the South region
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 Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Native
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Onagraceae
Native
Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Native
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Portulacaceae
Native
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
Poaceae
Native
Wire-Plant
Stipulicida setacea
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
NativeInvasive II
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Woolly Lupine
Lupinus pilosior
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Woolly Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Poaceae
Native
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
Amaranthaceae
Native
Wormvine Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
Cyperaceae
Native
Wright's Flowering Fern
Anemia wrightii
Anemiaceae
Native
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Yefen
Fuirena umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Yellow Bachelor's Button
Senega rugelii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemic
Yellow Butterwort
Pinguicula lutea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Native
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Yellow Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium flavum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flame Tree
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Fortnight Lily
Dietes bicolor
Iridaceae
Introduced
Yellow Geiger
Cordia lutea
Boraginaceae
Yellow Hatpins
Syngonanthus flavidulus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Yellow Jacobinia
Justicia aurea
Acanthaceae
Native
Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemiaceae
Native
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
Native
Yellow Leafbract
Malachra alceifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Merremia
Camonea umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Yellow Mombin
Spondias mombin
Anacardiaceae
Native
Yellow Mussaenda
Pseudomussaenda flava
Rubiaceae
Yellow Nickerbean
Guilandina major
Fabaceae
Native
Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Yellow Poinciana
Peltophorum dubium
Fabaceae
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.