Browse — The Plant List (2024)

The Plant List contains a working list of plants of the world.The species included are grouped into 17,020 genera, 642 families and 4 major groups.

You can use the Browse function to explore the taxonomic hierarchy embedded within The Plant List.

Either work down the taxonomic hierarchy from Major Group (to find out which Families belong to each),to Family (to work out which Genera belong to each) or Genus (to find out which Species belong to each).

Or from within the taxonomic hierarchy move upwards so as to discover, for example, to which Family a particular Genus belongs.

Click on the major plant group of interest to explore the taxonomic hierarchy embedded within The Plant List.

The Major Groups

• Flowering plants Angiosperms
• Conifers, cycads and allies Gymnosperms
• Ferns and fern allies Pteridophytes
• Mosses and liverworts Bryophytes

Alternatively you can browse the entire contents of The Plant List by

• Family or
• Genus

View statistics summarising the contents of The Plant List.