Native Plants of Peru
211 plants are native to Peru 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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Peru's native flora
- Acmella repensoppositeleaf spotflowerAsteraceae
- Acrostichum danaeifoliumgiant leather fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum raddianummaidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Allionia incarnatatrailing windmillsNyctaginaceae
- Alternanthera philoxeroidesalligatorweedAmaranthaceae
- Anacardium occidentalecashewAnacardiaceae
- Ananas comosuspineapple plantBromeliaceae
- Annona muricatasoursopAnnonaceae
- Anredera cordifoliamignonette vineBasellaceae
- Asclepias curassavicatropical milkweedApocynaceae
- Avicennia germinansblack mangroveAcanthaceae
- Baccharis salicifoliamule fatAsteraceae
- Batis maritimasaltwortBataceae
- Bidens albaSpanish needlesAsteraceae
- Bidens laevissmooth beggarticksAsteraceae
- Bidens pilosahairy beggarticksAsteraceae
- Blechnum penna-marinaalpine water fernBlechnaceae
- Boerhavia coccineascarlet spiderlingNyctaginaceae
- Bolboschoenus maritimussea clubrushCyperaceae
- Bouteloua curtipendulasideoats gramaPoaceae
- Bromus catharticusrescue bromePoaceae
- Bursera simarubagumbo limboBurseraceae
- Caladium bicolorcaladiumAraceae
- Callisia repensturtle vineCommelinaceae
- Canavalia roseabeach beanFabaceae
- Canna glaucawater cannaCannaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Anaheim'Anaheim pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'California wonder bell pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'cayenne pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño'Jalapeño pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Poblano'Poblano pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Shishito'Shishito pepperSolanaceae
- Capsicum annuum 'Sweet Banana'sweet banana pepperSolanaceae
- Cardiospermum grandiflorumshowy balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Ceiba speciosapink silk floss treeMalvaceae
- Cenchrus spinifexcoastal sandburPoaceae
- Centrosema virginianumbutterfly peaFabaceae
- Chamaecrista nictitanssensitive peaFabaceae
- Chromolaena odoratasiam weedAsteraceae
- Coccoloba uviferasea grapePolygonaceae
- Combretum rotundifoliumMonkey's brush plantCombretaceae
- Commelina erectawhitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Conocarpus erectusgreen buttonwoodCombretaceae
- Crassula connatasand pygmyweedCrassulaceae
- Croton glandulosustropic crotonEuphorbiaceae
- Cyperus croceusBaldwin's flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus eragrostistall flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Desmodium incanumcreeping beggarweedFabaceae
- Dieffenbachia seguinedumb caneAraceae
- Distichlis spicatasaltgrassPoaceae
- Distimake dissectusalamo vineConvolvulaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Dolichandra unguis-caticatclaw vineBignoniaceae
- Dryopteris wallichianaWallich's wood fernDryopteridaceae