World Flora Online is the international initiative to achieve Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and provides a global overview of the diversity of plant species. It is the essential tool for conservation planners, policymakers and practitioners at all levels.
This map graph shows the current approximate coverage of species, derived from data supplied by World Checklist of Vascular Plants and the associated Floras, for level two regions of World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Hover over regions for further information.
Descriptions of
38%
of 374,623 accepted
species included
Why the WFO?
In this short video, Peter Wyse Jackson gives the background and rational of the WFO.
Recent WFO Stories
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WFO's June 2023 release
The World Flora Online's June 2023 release goes live.
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e-Flora of South Africa published
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) publish the e-Flora of South Africa.
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20th World Flora Online Council Meeting
The 20th WFO Council was held as a hybrid meeting (March 14th to 17th) at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London.