Native Plants of Kenya
119 plants are native to Kenya 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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Kenya's native flora
- Abrus precatoriusrosary peaFabaceae
- Abutilon fruticosumsweet Indian mallowMalvaceae
- Adenium obesumdesert roseApocynaceae
- Adiantum aethiopicumcommon maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum hispidulumrough maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Alisma plantago-aquaticawater-plantainAlismataceae
- Anthriscus sylvestriswild chervilApiaceae
- Arabidopsis thalianamouse-ear cressBrassicaceae
- Asparagus setaceusAsparagus Plumosa FernAsparagaceae
- Asplenium adiantum-nigrumblack spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Avenella flexuosawavy hair-grassPoaceae
- Avicennia marinagrey mangroveAcanthaceae
- Bellardia trixagoMediterranean lineseedOrobanchaceae
- Blechnum tabularetable mountain fernBlechnaceae
- Brasenia schreberiWatershieldCabombaceae
- Calamagrostis epigejosbushgrassPoaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Cardamine hirsutashotweedBrassicaceae
- Cardiospermum grandiflorumshowy balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Carissa macrocarpanatal plumApocynaceae
- Cassytha filiformislaurel dodderLauraceae
- Celosia argenteacockscombAmaranthaceae
- Cenchrus ciliarisbuffelgrassPoaceae
- Cenchrus clandestinuskikuyu grassPoaceae
- Cenchrus setaceusfountain grassPoaceae
- Centella asiaticaIndian pennywortApiaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Chloris gayanarhodes grassPoaceae
- Chlorophytum comosumspider plantAsparagaceae
- Coffea arabicacoffee plantRubiaceae
- Commelina diffusaclimbing dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Commelina erectawhitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Cyanthillium cinereumlittle ironweedAsteraceae
- Cynodon dactylonbermuda grassPoaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus rotunduspurple nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cystopteris fragilisbrittle bladderfernCystopteridaceae
- Deschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrassPoaceae
- Dioscorea bulbiferaair potatoDioscoreaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Dracaena fragranscorn plantAsparagaceae
- Dyschoriste nagchanaAcanthaceae
- Ehrharta erectapanic veldtgrassPoaceae
- Eleusine indicagoose grassPoaceae
- Ensete ventricosumEthiopian bananaMusaceae
- Epilobium hirsutumgreat willowherbOnagraceae
- Eragrostis curvulaAfrican love grassPoaceae
- Evolvulus alsinoidestropical speedwellConvolvulaceae
- Ferula communisgiant fennelApiaceae
- Fimbristylis dichotomacommon fringe-rushCyperaceae
- Gomphocarpus fruticosusnarrow-leaf cotton bushApocynaceae
- Hibiscus tiliaceussea hibiscusMalvaceae
- Histiopteris incisawater fernDennstaedtiaceae
- Hydrilla verticillatahydrillaHydrocharitaceae
- Impatiens wallerianabedding impatiensBalsaminaceae
- Ipomoea cairicamile-a-minute vineConvolvulaceae