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 2,833–2,880 of 3,013 plants in the Central region
Water Fringe
Nymphoides peltata
Menyanthaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Jasmine
Wrightia religiosa
Apocynaceae
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Parsnip
Sium suave
Apiaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Primrose
Ludwigia hexapetala
Onagraceae
Introduced
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
Cabombaceae
Native
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wavy-Leaf Aster
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Asteraceae
Native
Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Poaceae
Introduced
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-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Waxy Spiderwort
Tradescantia cerinthoides
Commelinaceae
Weak-Leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
Asparagaceae
Native
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weber's Century Plant
Agave weberi
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Wedge-Leaved Button-Snakeroot
Eryngium cuneifolium
Apiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Weeping Fig
Ficus benjamina
Moraceae
Introduced
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Myrtaceae
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae
Introduced
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 Woodnettle
Laportea aestuans
Urticaceae
Introduced
West Indian Woodsorrel
Oxalis dehradunensis
Oxalidaceae
Native
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Western Greenviolet
Pombalia attenuata
Violaceae
Introduced
Western Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Asteraceae
Native
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Whale Fin Snake Plant
Sansevieria masoniana
Asparagaceae
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.