Flora of Pakistan

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2,833 plants found, including:

Allium baluchistanicum Wendelbo 1963
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium baluchistanicum is a plant species endemic to the Baluchistan region in Pakistan. Allium baluchistanicum has cylindrical bulbs about 9 mm long. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are white with reddish midveins.
Spiroseris Rech.f. 1977
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Spiroseris is a genus of Pakistani plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Species The only known species is Spiroseris phyllocephala, native to Pakistan.
Allium tripterum Nasir 1975
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium tripterum is a plant species endemic to a small region near Mingora, in northwestern Pakistan. It is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, with a spherical bulb up to 20 mm across. Leaves are long and narrow. Umbels are lax with only about 5-15 long-pediceled flowers. Tepals are pink or white with prominent purple midveins.
Caragana ambigua Stocks 1852
plant species in the fabaceae family
Caragana ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is traditionally used in Southwest Pakistan for the treatment of diabetes.
Asparagus gharoensis Blatt. 1927
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Asparagus gharoensis is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae. It was first published in the Journal of the Indian Botanical Society in 1927.
Aquilegia baluchistanica Qureshi & Chaudhri 1979
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia baluchistanica is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan. It has pink flowers.
Aegopodium burttii Nasir 1972
annual plant species in the apiaceae family
Aegopodium burttii is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to northern Pakistan. An annual, it is found above the tree line.
Aquilegia cymosa Qureshi & Chaudhri 1979
plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia cymosa is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan.
Aquilegia chitralensis Qureshi & Chaudhri 1979
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia chitralensis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan.
Zhobia A.Sultan, N.Khan, Kljuykov & Lyskov 2024
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Zhobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It includes a single species, Zhobia glabra, a perennial herb endemic to Pakistan. The species is known only from Zhob District of northern Baluchistan, where it grows on rocky slopes at approximately 2000 meters elevation with Sophora mollis and species of Eremostachys, Ephedra, Pistacia, Caragana, Cotoneaster, and grasses. The genus and species were first described in 2024. The authors placed the genus in tribe Komarovieae on phylogenetic and morphological evidence. It is closely related to Parasilaus, and differs in leaf lobe
Zhobia glabra A.Sultan, N.Khan, Kljuykov & Lyskov 2024
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
Zhobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It includes a single species, Zhobia glabra, a perennial herb endemic to Pakistan. The species is known only from Zhob District of northern Baluchistan, where it grows on rocky slopes at approximately 2000 meters elevation with Sophora mollis and species of Eremostachys, Ephedra, Pistacia, Caragana, Cotoneaster, and grasses. The genus and species were first described in 2024. The authors placed the genus in tribe Komarovieae on phylogenetic and morphological evidence. It is closely related to Parasilaus, and differs in leaf lobe
Lotus compactus Chrtková 1968
annual and perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Lotus compactus is a plant in the genus Lotus endemic to Pakistan.
Moringa oleifera (Horseradishtree) Lam. 1785
medicinal and vegetable plant species in the moringaceae family
Moringa oleifera is a short-lived, fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to northern India and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), or malunggay (as known in maritime or archipelagic areas in Asia). It is widely cultivated for its young seed pods and leaves, used as vegetables and for traditional herbal medicine. It is also used for water purification.
Impatiens balfourii (Balfour's Touch-me-not) Hook.f. 1903
annual plant species in the balsaminaceae family
Impatiens balfourii is a species of the genus Impatiens known by the common names Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. It belongs to the family Balsaminaceae.
Euphorbia caducifolia (Leafless Milk Hedge) Haines 1914
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia caducifolia is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in the arid regions of northwestern Indian subcontinent. In India it is known as the leafless milk hedge.
Stewartiella Nasir 1972
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Stewartiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. According to Kew; it only contains one known species, Stewartiella crucifolia (Gilli) Hedge & Lamond It is native to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The genus name of Stewartiella is in honour of Ralph Randles Stewart (1890–1993), an American botanist who spent his career teaching and studying plants in Pakistan. The Latin specific epithet of crucifolia is derived from 'cruciform' meaning tortured. It was first described and published in Fl. W. Pakistan Vol.20 on page 152 in 1972. The species was first published
Halothamnus iranicus Botsch. 1981
plant species in the amaranthaceae family
Halothamnus iranicus is a species of the plant genus Halothamnus that belongs to the subfamily Salsoloideae of the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae). It occurs in Southwest Asia.
Douepea Cambess. 1841
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Douepea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes two species which are native to western Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The genus name of Douepea is in honour of Herman van Donep, a government secretary in Kochi. and it was published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France Vol.8 on page 297 in 1917. It was published in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde Vol.4 on page 18 in 1841. Known species: Douepea arabica (Hedge & Kit Tan) O.Appel & Al-Shehbaz – northwestern Saudi Arabia Douepea tortuosa Cambess. – western Pakistan
Allium micranthum Wendelbo 1959
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium micranthum is a plant species native to Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a perennial herb with an egg-shaped bulb about 10 mm across. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 3 mm across. Umbels are almost spherical, with many flowers crowded together. Tepals are tiny, measuring no more than 3 mm in length, and are purple.
Allium consanguineum Kunth 1843
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium consanguineum is a species of onion found high in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan and northern India. It is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall, with an egg-shaped bulb. Leaves are flat, narrow. Umbels are hemispherical, densely crowded with many yellow or pink flowers.
Rhodiola pachyclados (Grey Stonecrop) (Aitch. & Hemsl.) H.Ohba 1976
perennial plant species in the crassulaceae family
Rhodiola pachyclados, the gray stonecrop, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an evergreen, succulent plant native to Pakistan and Afghanistan, but widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. It was formerly included in the genus Sedum.
Carex borii Nelmes 1949
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex borii is a sedge that is native to Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Allium gillii Wendelbo 1959
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium gillii is a plant species found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a bulb-forming perennial up to 35 cm tall, with an umbel of long-pediceled pale purple flowers.
Ulmus villosa (Cherry-bark Elm) Brandis ex Gamble 1902
vulnerable plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus villosa, the cherry-bark elm or Marn elm, is one of the more distinctive Asiatic elms, and a species capable of remarkable longevity. It is endemic to the valleys of the Kashmir at altitudes of 1,200–2,500 metres (3,900–8,200 feet) but has become increasingly rare owing to its popularity as cattle fodder. Mature trees are now largely restricted to temples and shrines where they are treated as sacred. Some of these trees are believed to be over 800 years old.
Searsia mysorensis (Mysore Sumac) (G.Don) Moffett 2007
plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Searsia mysorensis (synonym Rhus mysorensis) is a species of shrub with thorny branches. It is commonly known as Mysore sumac or Indian sumac (ചിപ്പമരം in Malayalam).
Nepeta govaniana (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth. 1834
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Nepeta govaniana is a species of herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Nepeta. It was described in 1834. A common name for the species, Himalayan catnip, may also refer to Nepeta clarkei.
Crataegus wattiana (Altai Hawthorn) Hemsl. & Lace 1891
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus wattiana, the Altai hawthorn, is an Asian species of hawthorn. The original description states that it has yellow fruit with five stones (pyrenes). Crataegus wattiana var. wattiana has become naturalized in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Two varieties are recognized in the 2015 Flora of North America: var. wattiana has shallow leaf lobes var. incisa C.K.Schneid. leaves are pinnate near the base, and lobed in the upper portion
Astragalus squarrosus Bunge 1868
plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus squarrosus is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae.
Allium longicollum Wendelbo 1968
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium longicollum is a plant species found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall, with a hemispherical umbel of white flowers.
Scrithacola Alava 1980
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Scrithacola is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. The only species is Scrithacola kurramensis. Its native range is Afghanistan to Pakistan.

Credits & Sources

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WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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