Native Plants of Afghanistan
321 plants are native to Afghanistan in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Afghanistan's native flora
- Acer platanoidesNorway mapleSapindaceae
- Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'crimson king mapleSapindaceae
- Acer platanoides 'Royal Red'royal red Norway maple treeSapindaceae
- Acer tataricum subsp. ginnalaAmur mapleSapindaceae
- Achillea filipendulinafern-leaf yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefoliumcommon yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'cerise queen yarrowAsteraceae
- Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'paprika yarrowAsteraceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum venustumHimalayan maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Aesculus indicaIndian horse chestnutSapindaceae
- Agrimonia eupatoriacommon agrimonyRosaceae
- Agropyron cristatumcrested wheatgrassPoaceae
- Agrostis capillariscolonial bentgrassPoaceae
- Agrostis gigantearedtopPoaceae
- Agrostis stoloniferacreeping bentgrassPoaceae
- Alisma plantago-aquaticawater-plantainAlismataceae
- Alliaria petiolatagarlic mustardBrassicaceae
- Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen'ivory queen alliumAmaryllidaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumchivesAmaryllidaceae
- Alopecurus geniculatusmarsh foxtailPoaceae
- Alopecurus pratensismeadow foxtailPoaceae
- Althaea officinalismarsh mallowMalvaceae
- Anchusa azureaItalian buglossBoraginaceae
- Arabidopsis thalianamouse-ear cressBrassicaceae
- Arctium lappagreater burdockAsteraceae
- Arctium minusburrdockAsteraceae
- Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwortCaryophyllaceae
- Argentina anserinacommon silverweedRosaceae
- Artemisia dracunculusFrench tarragonAsteraceae
- Artemisia vulgariscommon mugwortAsteraceae
- Arundo donaxgiant reedPoaceae
- Asparagus officinaliswild asparagusAsparagaceae
- Asplenium adiantum-nigrumblack spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Asplenium ceterachrustybackAspleniaceae
- Asplenium ruta-murariawall-rueAspleniaceae
- Atriplex patulacommon oracheAmaranthaceae
- Avena barbataslender wild oatPoaceae
- Avena fatuawild oatPoaceae
- Barbarea vulgarisbitter wintercressBrassicaceae
- Berula erectacutleaf water parsnipApiaceae
- Betula utilis ssp. jacquemontiiHimalayan white birchBetulaceae
- Betula utilis var. jacquemontiiwhite-barked Himalayan birchBetulaceae
- Bistorta amplexicaulisred bistortPolygonaceae
- Bolboschoenus maritimussea clubrushCyperaceae
- Bothriochloa ischaemumking ranch bluestemPoaceae
- Bromus inermissmooth bromePoaceae
- Bromus japonicusJapanese bromePoaceae
- Bromus rubensred bromePoaceae
- Bromus sterilisbarren bromePoaceae
- Bromus tectorumcheat grassPoaceae
- Buglossoides arvensiscorn gromwellBoraginaceae
- Butomus umbellatusflowering rushButomaceae
- Calamagrostis epigejosbushgrassPoaceae
- Caltha palustrismarsh marigoldRanunculaceae
- Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd's purseBrassicaceae
- Cardamine impatiensnarrow-leaved bittercressBrassicaceae
- Carduus nutansmusk thistleAsteraceae
- Carduus pycnocephalusItalian thistleAsteraceae
- Carex acutiformislesser pond sedgeCyperaceae