Plants native to Kuwait

We document 192 of the 346 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Kuwait. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 192 Native, per Kew 346 Coverage 55% TDWG KUW

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 192 native to Kuwait

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Aegilops triuncialis L. Poaceae 8
Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites Poaceae 8
Aizoanthemopsis hispanica (L.) Klak Aizoaceae 8
Aizoon canariense L. Aizoaceae 8
Alhagi graecorum Boiss. Fabaceae 8
Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.Bieb.) Desv. ex Wangerin Fabaceae 8
Allium sphaerocephalon L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Ammi majus L. Apiaceae 8
Anastatica hierochuntica L. Brassicaceae 8
Anvillea garcinii DC. Asteraceae 8
Artemisia dracunculus L. Asteraceae 8
Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. Asphodelaceae 8
Aspilia silphioides Benth. & Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Astragalus hamosus L. Fabaceae 8
Atractylis cancellata L. Asteraceae 8
Avena barbata Pott ex Link Poaceae 8
Avena fatua L. Poaceae 8
Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiaceae 8
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Bromus madritensis L. Poaceae 8
Bromus tectorum L. Poaceae 8
Calendula arvensis L. Asteraceae 8
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. Capparaceae 8
Carduus pycnocephalus L. Asteraceae 8
Carrichtera annua (L.) DC. Brassicaceae 8
Caylusea hexagyna (Forssk.) M.L.Green Resedaceae 8
Cenchrus ciliaris L. Poaceae 8
Centaurea solstitialis L. Asteraceae 8
Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch Chenopodiaceae 8
Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae 8
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz Chenopodiaceae 8
Chloris barbata Sw. Poaceae 8
Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wight ex Hook.f. Orobanchaceae 8
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae 8
Cornulaca monacantha Delile Chenopodiaceae 8
Crassula alata A.Berger Crassulaceae 8
Crepis micrantha Czerep. Asteraceae 8
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb. Cyperaceae 8
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae 8
Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl Brassicaceae 8
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf Poaceae 8
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler Poaceae 8
Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz. Poaceae 8
Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Diplotaxis acris (Forssk.) Boiss. Brassicaceae 8
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link Poaceae 8
Echium angustifolium Mill. Boraginaceae 8
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. Polygonaceae 8
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. Equisetaceae 8
Eragrostis barrelieri Daveau Poaceae 8
Eragrostis minor Host Poaceae 8
Erodium ciconium (L.) L'Hér. Geraniaceae 8
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. Geraniaceae 8
Erodium laciniatum (Cav.) Willd. Geraniaceae 8
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. Brassicaceae 8
Erucaria hispanica (L.) Druce Brassicaceae 8
Farsetia aegyptia Turra Brassicaceae 8
Filago eriocephala Guss. Asteraceae 8
Filago pyramidata L. Asteraceae 8
Frankenia pulverulenta L. Frankeniaceae 8
Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Curtis Papaveraceae 8
Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb. Chenopodiaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Helianthemum ledifolium (L.) Mill. Cistaceae 8
Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) Mill. Cistaceae 8
Herniaria hirsuta L. Caryophyllaceae 8
Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L. Fabaceae 8
Hordeum marinum Huds. Poaceae 8
Hordeum murinum L. Poaceae 8
Hyoscyamus muticus L. Solanaceae 8
Hyoscyamus pusillus L. Solanaceae 8
Hypecoum pendulum L. Papaveraceae 8
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Poaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f. Ixioliriaceae 8
Juncus acutus L. Juncaceae 8
Juncus rigidus Desf. Juncaceae 8
Launaea nudicaulis (L.) Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Lepidium ruderale L. Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium sativum L. Brassicaceae 8
Limonium lobatum (L.f.) Chaz. Plumbaginaceae 8
Linaria simplex Desf. Plantaginaceae 8
Lolium rigidum Gaudin Poaceae 8
Lolium temulentum L. Poaceae 8
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult. Solanaceae 8
Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. Primulaceae 8
Malva parviflora L. Malvaceae 8
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. Fabaceae 8
Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Fabaceae 8
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka Poaceae 8
Meniocus linifolius (Stephan ex Willd.) DC. Brassicaceae 8
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L. Aizoaceae 8
Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl. Iridaceae 8
Mutarda arvensis (L.) D.A.German Brassicaceae 8
Neatostema apulum (L.) I.M.Johnst. Boraginaceae 8
Neslia paniculata (L.) Desv. Brassicaceae 8
Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Asch. Nitrariaceae 8
Ochradenus baccatus Delile Resedaceae 8
Oligomeris linifolia (Vahl ex Hornem.) J.F.Macbr. Resedaceae 8
Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun ex Seub. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oxybasis glauca (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch Chenopodiaceae 8
Panicum turgidum Forssk. Poaceae 8
Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb. Poaceae 8
Peganum harmala L. Nitrariaceae 8
Phalaris minor Retz. Poaceae 8
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. Poaceae 8
Plantago albicans L. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago coronopus L. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago lagopus L. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago lanceolata L. Plantaginaceae 8
Plantago ovata Forssk. Plantaginaceae 8
Poa annua L. Poaceae 8
Poa infirma Kunth Poaceae 8
Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. Caryophyllaceae 8
Polygala senensis Klotzsch Polygalaceae 8
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. Poaceae 8
Portulaca oleracea L. Portulacaceae 8
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce Fabaceae 8
Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A.Mey. Asteraceae 8
Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth Asteraceae 8
Reseda muricata C.Presl Resedaceae 8
Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC. Papaveraceae 8
Rostraria cristata (L.) Tzvelev Poaceae 8
Rumex vesicarius L. Polygonaceae 8
Salicornia perennans Willd. Chenopodiaceae 8
Schismus arabicus Nees Poaceae 8
Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell. Poaceae 8
Senecio glaucus L. Asteraceae 8
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Setaria viridis (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Silene conica L. Caryophyllaceae 8
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Asteraceae 8
Sisymbrium erysimoides Desf. Brassicaceae 8
Sisymbrium irio L. Brassicaceae 8
Sisymbrium orientale L. Brassicaceae 8
Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae 8
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Poaceae 8
Spergularia marina (L.) Besser Caryophyllaceae 8
Stellaria apetala Ucria Caryophyllaceae 8
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Caryophyllaceae 8
Stipagrostis ciliata (Desf.) De Winter Poaceae 8
Stipagrostis obtusa (Delile) Nees Poaceae 8
Stipellula capensis (Thunb.) Röser & Hamasha Poaceae 8
Strigosella africana (L.) Botsch. Brassicaceae 8
Suaeda aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Zohary Chenopodiaceae 8
Tamarix aphylla (L.) H.Karst. Tamaricaceae 8
Teucrium capitatum L. Lamiaceae 8
Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ. Thymelaeaceae 8
Tribulus terrestris L. Zygophyllaceae 8
Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt Asteraceae 8
Urtica urens L. Urticaceae 8
Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl Brassicaceae 8
Zygophyllum qatarense Hadidi Zygophyllaceae 8
Zygophyllum simplex L. Zygophyllaceae 8
Bellevalia flexuosa Boiss. Asparagaceae 7
Brachypodium hybridum Catalán, Joch.Müll., Hasterok & G.Jenkins Poaceae 7
Caroxylon imbricatum (Forssk.) Moq. Chenopodiaceae 7
Gypsophila pilosa Huds. Caryophyllaceae 7
Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge ex Boiss. Chenopodiaceae 7
Lotus halophilus Boiss. & Spruner Fabaceae 7
Polycarpaea robbairea (Kuntze) Greuter & Burdet Caryophyllaceae 7
Zygophyllum coccineum L. Zygophyllaceae 7
Anabasis setifera Moq. Chenopodiaceae 6
Haplophyllum tuberculatum (Forssk.) A.Juss. Rutaceae 6
Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian Asteraceae 6
Spergularia flaccida (Madden) I.M.Turner Caryophyllaceae 6
Astragalus spinosus (Forssk.) Muschl. Fabaceae 5
Cressa cretica L. Convolvulaceae 5
Diplotaxis harra Boiss. Brassicaceae 5
Erodium oxyrhinchum M.Bieb. Geraniaceae 5
Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers. Orobanchaceae 5
Trigonella stellata Forssk. Fabaceae 5
Buglossoides tenuiflora (L.f.) I.M.Johnst. Boraginaceae 4
Euphorbia retusa Forssk. Euphorbiaceae 4
Heliotropium bacciferum Forssk. Heliotropiaceae 4
Orobanche cernua Loefl. Orobanchaceae 4
Plantago amplexicaulis Cav. Plantaginaceae 4
Silene conoidea L. Caryophyllaceae 4
Trigonella anguina Delile Fabaceae 4
Zygophyllum bruguieri (DC.) Christenh. & Byng Zygophyllaceae 4
Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. Poaceae 3
Bassia eriophora (Schrad.) Asch. Chenopodiaceae 3
Ephedra ciliata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Ephedraceae 3
Hypecoum littorale Wulfen Papaveraceae 3
Koelpinia linearis Pall. Asteraceae 3
Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal Asteraceae 3
Lomelosia olivieri (Coult.) Greuter & Burdet Caprifoliaceae 3
Neurada procumbens L. Neuradaceae 3
Pteranthus dichotomus Forssk. Caryophyllaceae 3
Reseda decursiva Forssk. Resedaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 154 more species as native to Kuwait that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (KUW). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.