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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Juglans cinereaButternut - White Walnut, ButternutTree25.0 3-7 MLMHNM333
Waldsteinia fragarioidesAppalachian barren strawberryPerennial0.2 4-7 FLMHFSNDM023
Waldsteinia ternataBarren StrawberryPerennial0.2 4-8 FLMHSNM003
Warburgia salutarisPepperbark TreeTree8.0 10-12 SLMNM243
Wasabia japonicaJapanese Horseradish, WasabiPerennial0.3 7-10  LMHSNWeWa41 
Washingtonia filiferaDesert Fan Palm, California fan palm, California Washingtonia Palm, Petticoat Palm, Desert Fan PalTree12.0 9-11 MLMHNDM202
Weigela coraeensis Shrub5.0 5-9  LMHSNM10 
Weigela decora Shrub5.0 5-9  LMHSNM10 
Weigela floribundaCrimson weigelaShrub2.5 5-9  LMHSNM10 
Weigela floridaOldfashioned weigela, Rose Weigela, Old Fashioned WeigelaShrub3.0 4-8 MLMHSNM003
Weigela hortensis Shrub5.0 6-9  LMHSNM10 
Weigela japonica Shrub5.0 5-9  LMHSNM012
Weinmannia racemosaKamahiTree25.0 8-11  LMSNM203
Wikstroemia japonica Shrub0.0 -  LMHSNM001
Wikstroemia sikokiana Shrub2.0 8-11  LMHSNM001
Willughbeia coriaceaHeaven fruit, Borneo rubber, Akar gerit-gerit besiClimber30.0 10-12 FLMHSNMWe213
Willughbeia edulisGedraphol, KuyClimber25.0 10-12 FLMHSNM322
Wissadula periplocifoliaWhite velvetleafPerennial1.0 10-12 FLMHNDM003
Wisteria floribundaJapanese WisteriaClimber8.0 5-9 MLMHNM202
Wisteria frutescensAmerican WisteriaClimber12.0 4-8  LMHNM103
Wisteria japonica Climber0.0 7-10  LMHNM10 
Wisteria sinensisChinese WisteriaClimber25.0 5-9 MLMHNM113
Wisteria venustaSilky WisteriaClimber10.0 4-8  LMHNM121
Wisteria villosa Climber0.0 -  LMHNM10 
Withania somniferaAshwagandha - Indian Ginseng, WithaniaShrub1.0 10-12  LMHNM142
Wittsteinia vacciniaceaBaw-Baw BerryShrub0.3 -  LMHSNM10 
Wolffia arrhizaLeast Duckweed, Spotless watermealPerennial0.0 6-9  LMHNWa40 
Wolffia globosaKhai NamPerennial0.0 10-12 F NWeWa400
Woodfordia fruticosaFire-flame bushShrub5.0 10-12 MLMHNM224
Woodwardia areolataNetted chain fernFern0.3 4-9 MLMHSMWe003
Woodwardia radicansChain Fern, Rooting chainfernFern1.8 8-11  LMHSMWe012
Woodwardia virginicaVirginia Chain FernFern0.4 3-10 MLMHSMWe003
Wyethia amplexicaulisMulesears Wyethia, Mule-earsPerennial0.8 4-8  LMNM31 
Wyethia angustifoliaCalifornia Compass PlantPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNM211
Wyethia helianthoidesSunflower Wyethia, Sunflower mule-earsPerennial0.0 0-0  LMNM30 
Wyethia longicaulisHumboldt MulesearsPerennial0.5 -  LMNM31 
Wyethia mollisWoolly Wyethia, Woolly mule-earsPerennial1.0 7-10  LMNM41 
Wyethia robusta Perennial0.6 -  LMNM10 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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