Plants native to Mexican Pacific Is.

We document 185 of the 256 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Mexican Pacific Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 185 Native, per Kew 256 Coverage 72% TDWG MXI

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 185 native to Mexican Pacific Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Acmispon argophyllus (A.Gray) Brouillet Fabaceae 8
Acmispon grandiflorus (Benth.) Brouillet Fabaceae 8
Adiantopsis radiata (L.) Fée Pteridaceae 8
Ageratina pichinchensis (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. Asteraceae 8
Agoseris heterophylla (Nutt.) Greene Asteraceae 8
Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Boraginaceae 8
Aphanisma blitoides Nutt. ex Moq. Chenopodiaceae 8
Argemone ochroleuca Sweet Papaveraceae 8
Aristida adscensionis L. Poaceae 8
Atriplex barclayana (Benth.) D.Dietr. Chenopodiaceae 8
Blumea viscosa (Mill.) V.M.Badillo Asteraceae 8
Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Nyctaginaceae 8
Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) A.Gray Asteraceae 8
Brickellia peninsularis Brandegee Asteraceae 8
Bursera epinnata (Rose) Engl. Burseraceae 8
Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Montiaceae 8
Calystegia macrostegia (Greene) Brummitt Convolvulaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Sapindaceae 8
Castilleja attenuata (A.Gray) T.I.Chuang & Heckard Orobanchaceae 8
Ceanothus arboreus Greene Rhamnaceae 8
Ceanothus crassifolius Torr. Rhamnaceae 8
Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Rhamnaceae 8
Ceanothus pauciflorus DC. Rhamnaceae 8
Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth Poaceae 8
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. Rubiaceae 8
Cistanthe maritima (Nutt.) Carolin ex M.A.Hershkovitz Montiaceae 8
Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Montiaceae 8
Conocarpus erectus L. Combretaceae 8
Crassula connata A.Berger Crassulaceae 8
Cressa truxillensis Kunth Convolvulaceae 8
Crossosoma californicum Nutt. Crossosomataceae 8
Cryptantha maritima (Greene) Greene Boraginaceae 8
Cylindropuntia alcahes (F.A.C.Weber) F.M.Knuth Cactaceae 8
Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth Cactaceae 8
Cyperus ligularis L. Cyperaceae 8
Dalea bicolor Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Fabaceae 8
Daucus pusillus Michx. Apiaceae 8
Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton Brassicaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Dudleya virens (Rose) Moran Crassulaceae 8
Elytraria imbricata (Vahl) Pers. Acanthaceae 8
Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. Hydrophyllaceae 8
Epidendrum rigidum Jacq. Orchidaceae 8
Erysimum insulare (Greene) Greene Brassicaceae 8
Eschscholzia ramosa (Greene) Greene Papaveraceae 8
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Hydrophyllaceae 8
Euphorbia anthonyi Brandegee Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia californica Benth. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia hypericifolia L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia melanadenia Torr. Euphorbiaceae 8
Euphorbia misera Benth. Euphorbiaceae 8
Festuca microstachys Nutt. Poaceae 8
Festuca octoflora Walter Poaceae 8
Ficus cotinifolia Kunth Moraceae 8
Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. Oleaceae 8
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M.Johnst. Frankeniaceae 8
Galium mexicanum Kunth Rubiaceae 8
Gambelia speciosa Nutt. Plantaginaceae 8
Garrya wrightii Torr. Garryaceae 8
Gilia nevinii A.Gray Polemoniaceae 8
Githopsis diffusa A.Gray Campanulaceae 8
Glinus radiatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Rohrb. Molluginaceae 8
Gossypium hirsutum L. Malvaceae 8
Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & W.E.Higgins Orchidaceae 8
Guettarda insularis Brandegee Rubiaceae 8
Harpagonella palmeri A.Gray Boraginaceae 8
Heliotropium curassavicum L. Heliotropiaceae 8
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Hippomane mancinella L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. Convolvulaceae 8
Jacquemontia abutiloides Benth. Convolvulaceae 8
Jouvea pilosa (J.Presl) Scribn. Poaceae 8
Juncus bufonius L. Juncaceae 8
Juncus effusus L. Juncaceae 8
Lantana involucrata L. Verbenaceae 8
Lantana velutina M.Martens & Galeotti Verbenaceae 8
Lepechinia hastata (A.Gray) Epling Lamiaceae 8
Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Brassicaceae 8
Lepidium oblongum Small Brassicaceae 8
Leptosiphon pygmaeus (Brand) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson Polemoniaceae 8
Lomatium insulare (Eastw.) Munz Apiaceae 8
Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Fabaceae 8
Lupinus guadalupensis Greene Fabaceae 8
Lycium californicum Nutt. ex A.Gray Solanaceae 8
Lycium fremontii A.Gray Solanaceae 8
Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Anacardiaceae 8
Melica imperfecta Trin. Poaceae 8
Melochia pyramidata L. Malvaceae 8
Mentzelia micrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray Loasaceae 8
Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae 8
Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Asteraceae 8
Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Nyctaginaceae 8
Muhlenbergia microsperma Trin. Poaceae 8
Myriopteris newberryi (D.C.Eaton) Grusz & Windham Pteridaceae 8
Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth Poaceae 8
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S.Watson Solanaceae 8
Nicotiana stocktonii Brandegee Solanaceae 8
Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D.A.Sutton Plantaginaceae 8
Oligomeris linifolia (Vahl ex Hornem.) J.F.Macbr. Resedaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oreopanax xalapensis (Kunth) Decne. & Planch. Araliaceae 8
Parietaria hespera Hinton Urticaceae 8
Pectocarya linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Boraginaceae 8
Pectocarya recurvata I.M.Johnst. Boraginaceae 8
Pellaea mucronata D.C.Eaton Pteridaceae 8
Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw. Pteridaceae 8
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Perityle socorrosensis Rose Asteraceae 8
Phacelia floribunda Greene Hydrophyllaceae 8
Phalaris caroliniana Walter Poaceae 8
Phaseolus lunatus L. Fabaceae 8
Pholistoma racemosum (Nutt. ex A.Gray) Constance Hydrophyllaceae 8
Phoradendron quadrangulare (Kunth) Griseb. Santalaceae 8
Phyllospadix torreyi S.Watson Zosteraceae 8
Pinus radiata D.Don Pinaceae 8
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae 8
Plantago ovata Forssk. Plantaginaceae 8
Poa secunda J.Presl Poaceae 8
Polypodium californicum Kaulf. Polypodiaceae 8
Polypodium scouleri Hook. & Grev. Polypodiaceae 8
Polystichum munitum (Kaulf.) C.Presl Dryopteridaceae 8
Portulaca pilosa L. Portulacaceae 8
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Potamogetonaceae 8
Primula clevelandii (Greene) A.R.Mast & Reveal Primulaceae 8
Prunus serotina Ehrh. Rosaceae 8
Pseudognaphalium attenuatum (DC.) Anderb. Asteraceae 8
Psidium oligospermum Mart. ex DC. Myrtaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Polygonaceae 8
Quercus tomentella Engelm. Fagaceae 8
Ranunculus hebecarpus Hook. & Arn. Ranunculaceae 8
Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Rhamnaceae 8
Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex W.H.Brewer & S.Watson Anacardiaceae 8
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Sairocarpus nuttallianus (Benth.) D.A.Sutton Plantaginaceae 8
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl Goodeniaceae 8
Schizachyrium sanguineum (Retz.) Alston Poaceae 8
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Fabaceae 8
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen Poaceae 8
Solanum douglasii Dunal Solanaceae 8
Solanum ferrugineum Jacq. Solanaceae 8
Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. Solanaceae 8
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Poaceae 8
Spergularia macrotheca (Hornem. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) Heynh. Caryophyllaceae 8
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. Araceae 8
Stellaria nitens Nutt. Caryophyllaceae 8
Stillingia linearifolia S.Watson Euphorbiaceae 8
Streptanthus lasiophyllus Hook. & Arn. ex Hoover Brassicaceae 8
Suaeda taxifolia (Standl.) Standl. Chenopodiaceae 8
Teucrium townsendii Vasey & Rose Lamiaceae 8
Trifolium depauperatum Desv. Fabaceae 8
Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Fabaceae 8
Trifolium palmeri S.Watson Fabaceae 8
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. Campanulaceae 8
Varronia curassavica Jacq. Cordiaceae 8
Vicia hassei S.Watson Fabaceae 8
Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. Fabaceae 8
Waltheria indica L. Malvaceae 8
Zanthoxylum fagara Sarg. Rutaceae 8
Zapoteca formosa (Kunth) H.M.Hern. Fabaceae 8
Zostera marina L. Zosteraceae 8
Abutilon californicum Benth. Malvaceae 7
Euphorbia pondii Millsp. Euphorbiaceae 7
Ilex socorroensis Brandegee Aquifoliaceae 7
Matricaria occidentalis Greene Asteraceae 7
Cestrum pacificum Brandegee Solanaceae 6
Erigeron socorrensis Brandegee Asteraceae 6
Jepsonia malvifolia Small Saxifragaceae 6
Sporobolus purpurascens (Sw.) Ham. Poaceae 6
Asplenium sessilifolium Desv. Aspleniaceae 5
Castilleja bryantii Brandegee Orobanchaceae 5
Aristida tenuifolia Hitchc. Poaceae 4
Sairocarpus watsonii (Vasey & Rose) D.A.Sutton Plantaginaceae 4
Salvia pseudomisella Moran & G.A.Levin Lamiaceae 4
Scrophularia villosa Pennell Scrophulariaceae 4
Spermacoce nesiotica (B.L.Rob.) G.A.Levin Rubiaceae 4
Verbena sphaerocarpa L.M.Perry Verbenaceae 4
Brahea edulis H.Wendl. ex S.Watson Arecaceae 3
Daucus montanus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. Apiaceae 3
Eschscholzia palmeri Rose Papaveraceae 3
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. Ophioglossaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 71 more species as native to Mexican Pacific Is. 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 (MXI). 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.