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Plant search

Locate rare and threatened plant species in cultivation around the world using our unique PlantSearch database.

This database is compiled from lists of living collections submitted to BGCI by the world's botanic gardens. The database presently includes over 1 million records.

Information on threat status of each taxa is provided by a direct link to IUCN's 1997 and latest Red Lists. Further nomenclatural and bibliographic information is provided through the link to the TROPICOS database maintained by the Missouri Botanic Garden. Additional references are available in the Listing of Plants of the World section provided by our link to the Australian New Crops website.

The database is also linked to lists of medicinal plants, crop wild relatives and CITES listed plants.

Enter terms in as many - or as few - fields as you like.

Search for plants:			Search by conservation status:
Genus:			IUCN Red List:
Species:			IUCN Red List 1997:
Epithet:			Which IUCN list should I choose?
Crop Wild Relative:			PLEASE NOTE: To protect rare and valuable plants, the garden locations of plant species cannot be revealed. You can contact gardens via BGCI using the 'Request More Info' link in the results. Find out more
Medicinal plants
New Zealand threatened plants
Mexican threatened plants
CITES list
TCD list
GTC list