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Symbol Scientific Name Common Name
HOMUM Hordeum murinum L. ssp. murinum wall barley
GAPA5 Galium parisiense L. wall bedstraw
HIMU Hieracium murorum L. wall hawkweed
IRTE4 Iris tectorum Maxim. wall iris
MYMU Mycelis muralis (L.) Dumort. wall-lettuce
COWA2 Convolvulus wallichianus Spreng. Wallich's bindweed
CLWA3 Clerodendrum wallichii Merr. Wallich's glorybower
LEVI80 Lespedeza virgata (Thunb.) DC. wand lespedeza
VEVI2 Verbascum virgatum Stokes wand mullein
SEVI7 Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Poir. wand riverhemp
VIPE80 Vicia peregrina L. wandering vetch
SPTR Sparaxis tricolor (Schneev.) Ker-Gawl. wandflower
MUKE Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz. wartremoving herb
GAVE5 Galium verrucosum Huds. warty bedstraw
WARO Washingtonia robusta H. Wendl. Washington fan palm
TRNA Trapa natans L. water chestnut
SCUM Scrophularia umbrosa Dumort. water figwort
ALGE2 Alopecurus geniculatus L. water foxtail
GLFL2 Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br. water mannagrass
MELI5 Medicago littoralis Rhode ex Loisel. water medick
MEAQ Mentha aquatica L. water mint
PAHY2 Paspalum hydrophilum Henr. water paspalum
NYIN Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze water snowflake†
ACRE2 Acacia retinodes Schlecht. water wattle
DIAL2 Dioscorea alata L. water yam
BUBA Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B. Clarke watergrass
CILA3 Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai watermelon
CILAC Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. citroides (Bailey) Mansf. watermelon
CILAL Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus watermelon
HYNY Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Buch. waterpoppy
HYVE3 Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle waterthyme
URPI3 Urochloa piligera (F. Muell. ex Benth.) R. Webster wattle signalgrass
HERA7 Heliotropium ramosissimum (Lehm.) DC. wavy heliotrope
OPUN Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) Beauv. wavyleaf basketgrass
VESI2 Verbascum sinuatum L. wavyleaf mullein
LISI2 Limonium sinuatum (L.) P. Mill. wavyleaf sealavender
MAAR14 Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. wax mallow‡
MAARA Malvaviscus arboreus Dill. ex Cav. var. arboreus wax mallow
ETCE Etlingera cevuga (Seem.) R.M. Sm. waxflower
BEHI3 Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. waxgourd
GAGL3 Galium glaucum L. waxy bedstraw
GLDE Glyceria declinata Brébiss. waxy mannagrass
SOGL3 Solanum glaucophyllum Desf. waxyleaf nightshade†
LIQU2 Ligustrum quihoui Carr. waxyleaf privet
VILA Viburnum lantana L. wayfaringtree
POIN30 Poa infirma Kunth weak bluegrass
PLDE Plantago debilis R. Br. weak plantain
UROL Urochloa oligobrachiata (Pilger) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. weak signalgrass
AGWE Agave weberi Cels ex Poisson Weber's century plant
CACU22 Calotis cuneifolia R. Br. wedgeleaf
RUFR7 Rumex frutescens Thouars wedgeleaf dock
SICO4 Silene conoidea L. weed silene
BRAL2 Bromus alopecuros Poir. weedy brome
CHMI5 Chamaemelum mixtum (L.) All. weedy dogfennel
FIBE Ficus benjamina L. weeping fig
EUDI8 Eustachys distichophylla (Lag.) Nees weeping fingergrass
FOSU Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl weeping forsythia
EHST Ehrharta stipoides Labill. weeping grass
ERCU2 Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees weeping lovegrass
SASE10 Salix ×sepulcralis Simonkai [alba × babylonica] weeping willow
RELU2 Reseda luteola L. weld
ALFI4 Allium fistulosum L. welsh onion
CRWE4 Cryptocoryne wendtii de Wit Wendt's watertrumpet
SPINP2 Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. pyramidalis (Beauv.) Veldkamp West Indian dropseed
CUANL Cucumis anguria L. var. longaculeatus J.H. Kirkbride West Indian gherkin
RURO Rubus rosifolius Sm. West Indian raspberry
CRZA80 Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth. West Indian rattlebox
VAPO2 Vanilla pompona Schiede West Indian vanilla
EURU2 Eucalyptus rudis Sm. Western Australian floodedgum
FUOC Fumaria occidentalis Pugsley western fumitory
AVOC Avena occidentalis Durieu western oat
BRGR5 Bromus grossus Desf. ex DC. whiskered brome
CAIR Calepina irregularis (Asso) Thellung white ballmustard
GAAL Galium album P. Mill. white bedstraw
ARSE8 Araujia sericifera Brot. white bladderflower
BRAL4 Bryonia alba L. white bryony
POAL26 Potentilla alba L. white cinquefoil
TRRE3 Trifolium repens L. white clover
COGL17 Coronilla globosa Lam. white crownvetch
CAGL23 Callitris glaucophylla J. Thompson & L. Johnson white cypress-pine
LAAL Lamium album L. white deadnettle
NYLO Nymphaea lotus L. white Egyptian lotus
HECO11 Hedychium coronarium Koenig white garland-lily
ALNE3 Allium neapolitanum Cirillo white garlic
HYAL2 Hyoscyamus albus L. white henbane
TECA5 Tephrosia candida DC. white hoarypea
IXTH Ixora thwaitesii Hook. f. white jungleflame
CEDI3 Centaurea diffusa Lam. white knapweed
LUAL22 Lupinus albus L. white lupine
TAAL4 Tabernaemontana alba P. Mill. white milkwood
HEPO4 Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth white moho
ALVA2 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. white moneywort
MOAL Morus alba L. white mulberry
VELY Verbascum lychnitis L. white mullein
SIAL5 Sinapis alba L. white mustard
PASU4 Passiflora subpeltata Ortega white passionflower
LASA2 Lathyrus sativus L. white pea
POAL7 Populus alba L. white poplar
FUCA Fumaria capreolata L. white ramping fumitory
ROAL3 Rosa ×alba L. (pro sp.) [arvensis × gallica] white rose of York
CYMU3 Cytisus multiflorus (L'Hér.) Sweet white spanishbroom
SEAL Sedum album L. white stonecrop
CYVI3 Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers. white swallow-wort
REAL Reseda alba L. white upright mignonette
DIER5 Diplotaxis erucoides (L.) DC. white wallrocket
SAAL2 Salix alba L. white willow
EUAL80 Eucalyptus albens Benth. whitebox
ANCL Anacylus clavatus (Desf.) Pers. whitebuttons
ALSA10 Albizia saponaria (Lour.) Blume ex Miq. whiteflower albizia
IPLI2 Ipomoea littoralis Blume whiteflower beach morning-glory†
BRPO6 Brachychiton populneum (Schott) R. Br. whiteflower kurrajong
OMLI Omphalodes linifolia (L.) Moench whiteflower navelwort
KYNE Kyllinga nemoralis (J.R. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex Hutchinson & Dalziel whitehead spikesedge
THFR2 Thunbergia fragrans Roxb. whitelady
STSY2 Stachys sylvatica L. whitespot
CALE52 Carthamus leucocaulos Sibith. & Sm. whitestem distaff thistle
CADR Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. whitetop
CEDE15 Centaurea dealbata Willd. whitewash cornflower
ROTO Rosa tomentosa Sm. whitewoolly rose
PLIN8 Plumbago indica L. whorled plantain
PLVE2 Plectranthus verticillatus (L. f.) Druce whorled plectranthus
SILA23 Sinocalamus latiflorus (Munro) McClure wideleaf bamboo
CADI17 Carex distenta Kunze widow's sedge
CEPH Centaurea phrygia L. wig knapweed
BIRA Bifora radians Bieb. wild bishop
APGR2 Apium graveolens L. wild celery
APGRD Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (P. Mill.) DC. wild celery
ANSY Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann wild chervil
PAIN7 Pachira insignis (Sw.) Sw. ex Savigny wild chestnut
ALSC Allium schoenoprasum L. wild chives
ALSCS2 Allium schoenoprasum L. var. schoenoprasum wild chives
CETR5 Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) E. Mey. ex Hook. f. wild foxglove
ALVI Allium vineale L. wild garlic
ALVIV Allium vineale L. ssp. vineale wild garlic
AVFA Avena fatua L. wild oat
PASA2 Pastinaca sativa L. wild parsnip
RARA2 Raphanus raphanistrum L. wild radish
CEER Centaurea eriophora L. wild sandheath
GLSO80 Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc. wild soybean
SASP Saccharum spontaneum L. wild sugarcane
TUSY Tulipa sylvestris L. wild tulip
FLST Flemingia strobilifera (L.) Ait. & Ait. f. wildhops
ACAMW Acalypha amentacea Roxb. ssp. wilkesiana (Muell.-Arg.) Fosberg Wilkes' acalypha
SEWI Selaginella willdenowii (Desv. ex Poir.) Baker Willdenow's spikemoss
HESA11 Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) P. Mill. willowleaf frostweed
LASA Lactuca saligna L. willowleaf lettuce
SPSA2 Spiraea salicifolia L. willowleaf meadowsweet
INSA Inula salicina L. willowleaf yellowhead
ERSU Eragrostis superba Peyr. Wilman lovegrass
DIWI4 Dioclea wilsonii Standl. Wilson's clusterpea
LORI Lolium rigidum Gaudin Wimmera ryegrass
OXRU Oxalis rubra St.-Hil. windowbox woodsorrel
VIVI5 Vitis vinifera L. wine grape
RUPH Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. wine raspberry
EUAL8 Euonymus alata (Thunb.) Sieb. winged burning bush
CATE2 Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis winged plumeless thistle
PABI5 Passiflora bicornis P. Mill. wingleaf passionflower
SPPE4 Spergula pentandra L. wingstem spurry
ERHY4 Eranthis hyemalis (L.) Salisb. winter aconite
EUFO5 Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. winter creeper
EUFOF Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. fortunei winter creeper
EUFOR2 Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. var. radicans (Sieb. ex Miq.) Rehd. winter creeper
STLU4 Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl. ex Spreng. winter daffodil
JANU Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl. winter jasmine
SAMO6 Satureja montana L. winter savory
CUMA3 Cucurbita maxima Duchesne winter squash
VIVI Vicia villosa Roth winter vetch
VIVIP Vicia villosa Roth ssp. pseudocracca (Bertol.) Ball winter vetch
VIVIV Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa winter vetch
VIVIV8 Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host) Corb. winter vetch
EUBU6 Euonymus bungeanum Maxim. winterberry
MUHA Muehlenbeckia hastatula (Sm.) I.M. Johnston wirevine
GAWI Galium wirtgenii F.W. Schultz Wirtgen's bedstraw
SAPE12 Salix ×pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica × fragilis] Wisconsin weeping willow
TOAS Torenia asiatica L. wishbone flower
HYTE10 Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba. witch's moneybags
HYTEF Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba. ssp. fabaria (W.D.J. Koch) H. Ohba. witch's moneybags
HYTET2 Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba. ssp. telephium witch's moneybags
ALLE Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. woman's tongue
CAEN4 Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. wonderbean
VISP Vigna speciosa (Kunth) Verdc. wondering cowpea
CAFL14 Cardamine flexuosa With. woodland bittercress
ARVU2 Arctium vulgare (Hill) Evans woodland burrdock
CASY6 Calamintha sylvatica Bromf. woodland calamint
CASYA Calamintha sylvatica Bromf. ssp. ascendens (Jord.) P.W. Ball woodland calamint
SCNO2 Scrophularia nodosa L. woodland figwort
MYSY Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffmann woodland forget-me-not
TESC Teucrium scorodonia L. woodland germander
PAMO6 Passiflora morifolia Masters woodland passionflower
DISY2 Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen woodland pink
SESY Senecio sylvaticus L. woodland ragwort
SANE Salvia nemorosa L. woodland sage
CETR7 Celosia trigyna L. woolflower
CALA67 Campanula lanata Friv. woolly bellflower
RUTO2 Rubus tomentosus Borkh. woolly blackberry
RUTOC Rubus tomentosus Borkh. var. canescens Wirtg. woolly blackberry
ARTO Arctium tomentosum P. Mill. woolly burrdock
TRTO4 Trifolium tomentosum L. woolly clover
CALA20 Carthamus lanatus L. woolly distaff thistle
CALAB2 Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. baeticus (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman woolly distaff thistle
CALAL10 Carthamus lanatus L. ssp. lanatus woolly distaff thistle
TRFL15 Tragopogon floccosus Waldst. & Kit. woolly goatsbeard
STBY Stachys byzantina K. Koch ex Scheele woolly hedgenettle
OPTO2 Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck woollyjoint pricklypear
CHAR16 Chenopodium aristatum L. wormseed
ERCH9 Erysimum cheiranthoides L. wormseed wallflower
ANWR6 Antidaphne wrightii (Griseb.) Kuijt Wright's catkin mistletoe
IPWR Ipomoea wrightii Gray Wright's morning-glory
NAWR Najas wrightiana A. Braun Wright's waternymph
MERU3 Medicago rugosa Desr. wrinkled medick
ULGL Ulmus glabra Huds. Wych elm
† Probably introduced to the U.S.
‡ Some populations in the U.S. are native and others are introduced from other countries

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