Native Plants of Egypt
181 plants are native to Egypt 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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Egypt's native flora
- Abutilon fruticosumsweet Indian mallowMalvaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Agropyron cristatumcrested wheatgrassPoaceae
- Alisma plantago-aquaticawater-plantainAlismataceae
- Allium roseumrosy garlicAmaryllidaceae
- Allium sphaerocephalondrumstick alliumAmaryllidaceae
- Anemone coronariapoppy anemoneRanunculaceae
- Anthemis cotulachamomileAsteraceae
- Anthyllis vulnerariacommon kidney-vetchFabaceae
- Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwortCaryophyllaceae
- Atriplex halimusMediterranean saltbushAmaranthaceae
- Atriplex littoralisgrass-leaved oracheAmaranthaceae
- Atriplex patulacommon oracheAmaranthaceae
- Atriplex prostratacreeping saltbushAmaranthaceae
- Avena barbataslender wild oatPoaceae
- Avena fatuawild oatPoaceae
- Avicennia marinagrey mangroveAcanthaceae
- Bellardia trixagoMediterranean lineseedOrobanchaceae
- Berula erectacutleaf water parsnipApiaceae
- Briza minorlittle quaking-grassPoaceae
- Bromus diandrusgreat bromePoaceae
- Bromus hordeaceuscommon soft bromePoaceae
- Bromus japonicusJapanese bromePoaceae
- Bromus rubensred bromePoaceae
- Bryonia creticawhite bryonyCucurbitaceae
- Buglossoides arvensiscorn gromwellBoraginaceae
- Cakile maritimaEuropean SearocketBrassicaceae
- Calamagrostis arenariaEuropean marram grassPoaceae
- Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd's purseBrassicaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Carduus pycnocephalusItalian thistleAsteraceae
- Catapodium rigidumfern-grassPoaceae
- Cenchrus ciliarisbuffelgrassPoaceae
- Cenchrus setaceusfountain grassPoaceae
- Centaurea melitensisMaltese star-thistleAsteraceae
- Centaurea solstitialisyellow star-thistleAsteraceae
- Centaurium tenuiflorumslender centauryGentianaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Chenopodiastrum muralenettle-leaved goosefootAmaranthaceae
- Chenopodium albumlambsquartersAmaranthaceae
- Chrozophora tinctoriadyer's crotonEuphorbiaceae
- Cichorium intybuschicoryAsteraceae
- Citrullus lanatus 'Sugar Baby'sugar baby watermelonCucurbitaceae
- Convolvulus arvensisfield bindweed, morning gloryConvolvulaceae
- Crithmum maritimumrock samphireApiaceae
- Cynodon dactylonbermuda grassPoaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus rotunduspurple nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Dactylis glomerataorchard grassPoaceae
- Descurainia sophiaflixweedBrassicaceae
- Digitaria sanguinalishairy crabgrassPoaceae
- Diplotaxis muralisannual wall-rocketBrassicaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Echinochloa crus-gallibarnyardgrassPoaceae
- Echium plantagineumpurple viper's-buglossBoraginaceae
- Eleocharis palustriscommon spikerushCyperaceae
- Epilobium hirsutumgreat willowherbOnagraceae
- Erodium cicutariumRedstem Stork's-billGeraniaceae