A gazetteer

Flora by region

What grows where it is from. Kew’s World Checklist records the native distribution of every accepted vascular plant against the 368 botanical regions of the TDWG scheme, and introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so these are checklists of what is native rather than of what is present.

Regions 368 Species-region records 483,921 Source Kew WCVP v16

Africa 71 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Aldabra Western Indian Ocean 101 192
Algeria Northern Africa 2,073 3,437
Angola South Tropical Africa 1,451 6,085
Ascension Middle Atlantic Ocean 19 30
Azores Macaronesia 432 543
Benin West Tropical Africa 635 2,290
Botswana Southern Africa 1,322 2,445
Burkina West Tropical Africa 590 1,816
Burundi West-Central Tropical Africa 774 2,772
Cabinda West-Central Tropical Africa 54 931
Cameroon West-Central Tropical Africa 948 6,981
Canary Is. Macaronesia 982 1,565
Cape Provinces Southern Africa 8,581 15,181
Cape Verde Macaronesia 330 502
Caprivi Strip Southern Africa 346 599
Central African Republic West-Central Tropical Africa 691 3,630
Chad Northeast Tropical Africa 770 2,098
Chagos Archipelago Western Indian Ocean 40 50
Comoros Western Indian Ocean 384 1,068
Congo West-Central Tropical Africa 580 3,928
DR Congo West-Central Tropical Africa 1,348 9,314
Djibouti Northeast Tropical Africa 335 756
Egypt Northern Africa 899 1,542
Equatorial Guinea West-Central Tropical Africa 216 1,580
Eritrea Northeast Tropical Africa 738 1,796
Eswatini Southern Africa 1,777 2,560
Ethiopia Northeast Tropical Africa 1,326 5,025
Free State Southern Africa 1,708 2,555
Gabon West-Central Tropical Africa 562 4,990
Gambia West Tropical Africa 353 789
Ghana West Tropical Africa 694 3,128
Guinea West Tropical Africa 690 3,500
Guinea-Bissau West Tropical Africa 437 1,397
Gulf of Guinea Is. West-Central Tropical Africa 452 1,909
Ivory Coast West Tropical Africa 705 3,726
Kenya East Tropical Africa 1,512 6,247
KwaZulu-Natal Southern Africa 2,940 4,977
Lesotho Southern Africa 1,089 1,614
Liberia West Tropical Africa 446 2,690
Libya Northern Africa 1,104 1,752
Madagascar Western Indian Ocean 1,219 11,397
Madeira Macaronesia 659 792
Malawi South Tropical Africa 1,374 4,633
Mali West Tropical Africa 597 1,821
Mauritania West Tropical Africa 489 985
Mauritius Western Indian Ocean 327 904
Morocco Northern Africa 2,173 3,989
Mozambique South Tropical Africa 2,081 5,355
Mozambique Channel Is. Western Indian Ocean 53 68
Namibia Southern Africa 1,620 3,697
Niger West Tropical Africa 463 1,063
Nigeria West Tropical Africa 904 4,721
Northern Provinces Southern Africa 2,936 5,216
Rodrigues Western Indian Ocean 106 182
Rwanda West-Central Tropical Africa 749 2,570
Réunion Western Indian Ocean 329 932
Selvagens Macaronesia 73 94
Senegal West Tropical Africa 675 2,060
Seychelles Western Indian Ocean 206 401
Sierra Leone West Tropical Africa 544 2,639
Socotra Northeast Tropical Africa 309 727
Somalia Northeast Tropical Africa 758 3,072
St.Helena Middle Atlantic Ocean 26 73
Sudan-South Sudan Northeast Tropical Africa 1,274 3,929
Tanzania East Tropical Africa 1,832 9,513
Togo West Tropical Africa 576 1,993
Tunisia Northern Africa 1,583 2,306
Uganda East Tropical Africa 1,194 4,632
Western Sahara Northern Africa 226 371
Zambia South Tropical Africa 1,496 6,070
Zimbabwe South Tropical Africa 2,089 5,179

Antarctica 11 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Amsterdam-St.Paul Is. Subantarctic Islands 12 30
Antarctica Antarctic Continent 2 3
Crozet Is. Subantarctic Islands 10 21
Falkland Is. Subantarctic Islands 97 176
Heard-McDonald Is. Subantarctic Islands 4 11
Kerguelen Subantarctic Islands 14 31
Macquarie Is. Subantarctic Islands 29 41
Marion-Prince Edward Is. Subantarctic Islands 9 23
South Georgia Subantarctic Islands 15 22
South Sandwich Is. Subantarctic Islands 2 2
Tristan da Cunha Subantarctic Islands 35 91

Asia-temperate 52 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Afghanistan Western Asia 1,136 4,278
Altay Siberia 1,543 2,517
Amur Russian Far East 950 1,371
Buryatiya Siberia 1,161 1,803
China North-Central China 1,852 5,368
China South-Central China 3,242 19,492
China Southeast China 3,124 11,197
Chita Siberia 956 1,442
Cyprus Western Asia 1,109 1,588
East Aegean Is. Western Asia 1,406 2,035
Gulf States Arabian Peninsula 381 703
Hainan China 1,434 3,529
Inner Mongolia China 1,318 2,637
Iran Western Asia 2,033 7,545
Iraq Western Asia 1,157 2,936
Irkutsk Siberia 1,139 1,636
Japan Eastern Asia 2,231 5,144
Kamchatka Russian Far East 723 1,103
Kazakhstan Central Asia 1,886 5,011
Kazan-retto Eastern Asia 112 177
Khabarovsk Russian Far East 1,156 1,767
Kirgizstan Central Asia 1,057 3,686
Korea Eastern Asia 1,753 3,079
Krasnoyarsk Siberia 1,358 2,055
Kuril Is. Russian Far East 734 1,091
Kuwait Arabian Peninsula 192 346
Lebanon-Syria Western Asia 1,802 3,854
Magadan Russian Far East 663 1,177
Manchuria China 1,395 2,375
Mongolia Mongolia 1,353 2,862
Nansei-shoto Eastern Asia 1,193 1,781
North Caucasus Caucasus 2,374 3,969
Ogasawara-shoto Eastern Asia 195 335
Oman Arabian Peninsula 564 1,266
Palestine Western Asia 1,397 2,677
Primorye Russian Far East 1,250 2,013
Qinghai China 574 2,112
Sakhalin Russian Far East 794 1,196
Saudi Arabia Arabian Peninsula 882 1,990
Sinai Western Asia 636 1,202
Tadzhikistan Central Asia 995 4,078
Taiwan Eastern Asia 2,703 4,422
Tibet China 1,386 6,792
Transcaucasus Caucasus 2,397 5,309
Turkmenistan Central Asia 871 2,516
Tuva Siberia 977 1,631
Türkiye Western Asia 3,020 9,314
Uzbekistan Central Asia 975 3,694
West Siberia Siberia 1,616 2,172
Xinjiang China 1,211 3,297
Yakutiya Siberia 1,099 1,745
Yemen Arabian Peninsula 801 1,992

Asia-tropical 31 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Andaman Is. Indo-China 775 1,796
Assam Indian Subcontinent 2,011 6,359
Bangladesh Indian Subcontinent 1,755 4,161
Bismarck Archipelago Papuasia 384 1,692
Borneo Malesia 1,151 11,474
Cambodia Indo-China 1,329 3,842
Christmas I. Malesia 140 207
Cocos (Keeling) Is. Malesia 63 73
East Himalaya Indian Subcontinent 2,119 7,860
India Indian Subcontinent 2,732 7,690
Jawa Malesia 1,417 5,257
Laccadive Is. Indian Subcontinent 153 181
Laos Indo-China 1,536 5,186
Lesser Sunda Is. Malesia 1,094 3,015
Malaya Malesia 1,484 8,611
Maldives Indian Subcontinent 130 151
Maluku Malesia 828 3,289
Myanmar Indo-China 2,700 10,754
Nepal Indian Subcontinent 2,006 6,108
New Guinea Papuasia 1,343 13,160
Nicobar Is. Indo-China 545 1,215
Pakistan Indian Subcontinent 1,672 4,395
Philippines Malesia 1,647 9,181
Solomon Is. Papuasia 503 2,255
South China Sea Indo-China 177 205
Sri Lanka Indian Subcontinent 1,466 3,487
Sulawesi Malesia 1,056 4,618
Sumatera Malesia 1,189 7,318
Thailand Indo-China 2,209 10,868
Vietnam Indo-China 2,641 11,546
West Himalaya Indian Subcontinent 1,992 5,516

Australasia 13 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Antipodean Is. New Zealand 154 200
Chatham Is. New Zealand 315 336
Kermadec Is. New Zealand 89 112
New South Wales Australia 3,069 5,675
New Zealand North New Zealand 1,134 1,380
New Zealand South New Zealand 1,305 1,756
Norfolk Is. Australia 185 329
Northern Territory Australia 1,154 3,929
Queensland Australia 3,235 7,955
South Australia Australia 1,479 2,992
Tasmania Australia 1,049 1,669
Victoria Australia 1,921 3,154
Western Australia Australia 2,218 10,152

Europe 41 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Albania Southeastern Europe 2,445 3,378
Austria Middle Europe 2,327 3,572
Baleares Southwestern Europe 1,141 1,436
Baltic States Eastern Europe 1,270 1,793
Belarus Eastern Europe 1,286 1,425
Belgium Middle Europe 1,327 1,838
Bulgaria Southeastern Europe 2,616 3,834
Central European Russia Eastern Europe 1,616 2,025
Corse Southwestern Europe 1,706 2,108
Czechia-Slovakia Middle Europe 2,080 3,356
Denmark Northern Europe 1,091 1,678
East European Russia Eastern Europe 1,840 2,418
Finland Northern Europe 1,060 2,259
France Southwestern Europe 3,351 5,959
Føroyar Northern Europe 289 353
Germany Middle Europe 2,161 3,982
Great Britain Northern Europe 1,292 2,647
Greece Southeastern Europe 2,823 5,077
Hungary Middle Europe 1,805 2,369
Iceland Northern Europe 388 751
Ireland Northern Europe 882 1,344
Italy Southeastern Europe 3,590 5,719
Kriti Southeastern Europe 1,292 1,887
Krym Eastern Europe 1,692 2,180
NW. Balkan Pen. Southeastern Europe 3,302 5,143
Netherlands Middle Europe 1,181 1,743
North European Russia Eastern Europe 1,168 1,781
Northwest European Russia Eastern Europe 1,163 1,473
Norway Northern Europe 1,180 2,044
Poland Middle Europe 1,831 2,756
Portugal Southwestern Europe 1,930 2,579
Romania Southeastern Europe 2,466 3,392
Sardegna Southwestern Europe 1,523 1,998
Sicilia Southeastern Europe 1,779 2,410
South European Russia Eastern Europe 1,654 2,078
Spain Southwestern Europe 3,328 6,341
Svalbard Northern Europe 118 188
Sweden Northern Europe 1,371 3,531
Switzerland Middle Europe 2,099 3,184
Türkiye-in-Europe Southeastern Europe 1,695 2,162
Ukraine Eastern Europe 2,360 3,135

Northern america 73 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Alabama Southeastern U.S.A. 2,637 2,953
Alaska Subarctic America 1,037 1,365
Alberta Western Canada 1,420 1,604
Aleutian Is. Subarctic America 288 362
Arizona Southwestern U.S.A. 2,822 3,466
Arkansas Southeastern U.S.A. 1,926 2,133
British Columbia Western Canada 1,936 2,251
California Southwestern U.S.A. 4,489 5,467
Colorado Northwestern U.S.A. 2,189 2,657
Connecticut Northeastern U.S.A. 1,550 1,680
Delaware Southeastern U.S.A. 1,391 1,486
District of Columbia Southeastern U.S.A. 995 1,051
Florida Southeastern U.S.A. 2,521 2,993
Georgia Southeastern U.S.A. 2,593 2,919
Greenland Subarctic America 368 505
Idaho Northwestern U.S.A. 1,921 2,311
Illinois North-Central U.S.A. 2,024 2,232
Indiana Northeastern U.S.A. 1,815 1,959
Iowa North-Central U.S.A. 1,443 1,547
Kansas North-Central U.S.A. 1,554 1,680
Kentucky Southeastern U.S.A. 1,907 2,051
Labrador Eastern Canada 600 707
Louisiana Southeastern U.S.A. 2,054 2,250
Maine Northeastern U.S.A. 1,435 1,601
Manitoba Western Canada 1,205 1,327
Maryland Southeastern U.S.A. 1,983 2,139
Massachusetts Northeastern U.S.A. 1,610 1,791
Mexican Pacific Is. Mexico 185 256
Mexico Central Mexico 3,477 7,238
Mexico Gulf Mexico 3,796 7,614
Mexico Northeast Mexico 5,285 10,741
Mexico Northwest Mexico 4,240 6,710
Mexico Southeast Mexico 3,913 9,023
Mexico Southwest Mexico 4,907 13,478
Michigan Northeastern U.S.A. 1,771 1,949
Minnesota North-Central U.S.A. 1,661 1,797
Mississippi Southeastern U.S.A. 2,048 2,228
Missouri North-Central U.S.A. 1,873 2,078
Montana Northwestern U.S.A. 1,844 2,136
Nebraska North-Central U.S.A. 1,332 1,422
Nevada Southwestern U.S.A. 2,304 2,712
New Brunswick Eastern Canada 1,031 1,116
New Hampshire Northeastern U.S.A. 1,371 1,494
New Jersey Northeastern U.S.A. 1,744 1,924
New Mexico South-Central U.S.A. 2,803 3,307
New York Northeastern U.S.A. 2,015 2,309
Newfoundland Eastern Canada 824 967
North Carolina Southeastern U.S.A. 2,527 2,822
North Dakota North-Central U.S.A. 1,021 1,090
Northwest Territories Subarctic America 829 1,018
Nova Scotia Eastern Canada 990 1,086
Nunavut Subarctic America 477 606
Ohio Northeastern U.S.A. 1,789 1,952
Oklahoma North-Central U.S.A. 2,049 2,236
Ontario Eastern Canada 1,885 2,147
Oregon Northwestern U.S.A. 2,569 3,126
Pennsylvania Northeastern U.S.A. 1,920 2,110
Prince Edward I. Eastern Canada 649 690
Québec Eastern Canada 1,588 1,887
Rhode I. Northeastern U.S.A. 1,213 1,295
Saskatchewan Western Canada 1,135 1,256
South Carolina Southeastern U.S.A. 2,316 2,548
South Dakota North-Central U.S.A. 1,302 1,394
Tennessee Southeastern U.S.A. 2,178 2,375
Texas South-Central U.S.A. 3,860 4,575
Utah Southwestern U.S.A. 2,224 2,809
Vermont Northeastern U.S.A. 1,453 1,608
Virginia Southeastern U.S.A. 2,268 2,530
Washington Northwestern U.S.A. 2,013 2,386
West Virginia Northeastern U.S.A. 1,634 1,748
Wisconsin North-Central U.S.A. 1,692 1,840
Wyoming Northwestern U.S.A. 1,855 2,187
Yukon Subarctic America 880 1,091

Pacific 28 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Caroline Is. Northwestern Pacific 366 1,012
Cook Is. South-Central Pacific 145 283
Easter Is. South-Central Pacific 22 32
Fiji Southwestern Pacific 333 1,663
Gilbert Is. Southwestern Pacific 79 95
Hawaii North-Central Pacific 327 1,107
Howland-Baker Is. Southwestern Pacific 9 12
Line Is. South-Central Pacific 37 50
Marcus I. Northwestern Pacific 8 10
Marianas Northwestern Pacific 251 455
Marquesas South-Central Pacific 111 344
Marshall Is. Northwestern Pacific 95 120
Nauru Southwestern Pacific 49 57
New Caledonia Southwestern Pacific 488 3,213
Niue Southwestern Pacific 105 210
Phoenix Is. Southwestern Pacific 23 28
Pitcairn Is. South-Central Pacific 66 115
Samoa Southwestern Pacific 249 832
Santa Cruz Is. Southwestern Pacific 85 296
Society Is. South-Central Pacific 199 586
Tokelau-Manihiki Southwestern Pacific 47 68
Tonga Southwestern Pacific 232 510
Tuamotu South-Central Pacific 86 142
Tubuai Is. South-Central Pacific 156 349
Tuvalu Southwestern Pacific 41 52
Vanuatu Southwestern Pacific 451 1,318
Wake I. Northwestern Pacific 19 21
Wallis-Futuna Is. Southwestern Pacific 154 299

Southern america 48 regions

RegionWithin Documented here Native, per Kew
Argentina Northeast Southern South America 2,096 5,167
Argentina Northwest Southern South America 2,116 5,106
Argentina South Southern South America 913 1,966
Aruba Caribbean 213 276
Bahamas Caribbean 685 1,043
Belize Central America 1,825 3,548
Bermuda Caribbean 164 186
Bolivia Western South America 3,339 14,297
Brazil North Brazil 1,854 13,200
Brazil Northeast Brazil 1,911 11,215
Brazil South Brazil 2,024 8,241
Brazil Southeast Brazil 2,321 17,540
Brazil West-Central Brazil 1,814 9,619
Cayman Is. Caribbean 410 544
Central American Pacific Is. Central America 110 207
Chile Central Southern South America 1,222 2,776
Chile North Southern South America 728 1,607
Chile South Southern South America 652 1,314
Colombia Western South America 3,986 24,190
Costa Rica Central America 3,201 10,415
Cuba Caribbean 1,612 5,852
Desventurados Is. Southern South America 12 26
Dominican Republic Caribbean 1,410 3,807
Ecuador Western South America 2,993 17,730
El Salvador Central America 1,889 3,527
French Guiana Northern South America 1,148 5,018
Galápagos Western South America 305 549
Guatemala Central America 3,299 8,068
Guyana Northern South America 1,342 6,208
Haiti Caribbean 1,264 3,568
Honduras Central America 2,935 6,521
Jamaica Caribbean 1,180 2,984
Juan Fernández Is. Southern South America 95 229
Leeward Is. Caribbean 1,036 2,023
Netherlands Antilles Caribbean 337 471
Nicaragua Central America 2,631 5,731
Panamá Central America 2,790 9,866
Paraguay Southern South America 1,738 5,161
Peru Western South America 3,215 19,857
Puerto Rico Caribbean 1,168 2,327
Southwest Caribbean Caribbean 226 260
Suriname Northern South America 1,120 4,405
Trinidad-Tobago Caribbean 1,121 2,492
Turks-Caicos Is. Caribbean 284 391
Uruguay Southern South America 1,177 2,479
Venezuela Northern South America 2,929 15,807
Venezuelan Antilles Caribbean 472 797
Windward Is. Caribbean 982 1,969

The two columns

The gap between them is deliberate and it is the most useful thing on this page. Kew records a native range for 336,657 taxa. We publish 56,152, because a species needs three photographs licensed for commercial use before we will build it a page, and roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are NonCommercial. The right-hand column is the flora; the left is how much of it we can actually show you.

Sources

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. The region definitions and their codes. Level-3 standard.