Welcome to the main entry page. The purpose of this part of the site is to provide detailed information about the native and naturalised vascular plant species of the British flora.
All families, genera and species which are purely cultivated in Britain are excluded. Checklists of cultivated plants are available on the List of cultivated plant families page.
There are 2 columns of information.
Click on a letter below to take you to the first family whose name begins with that letter.
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Acanthaceae | ||
| Aceraceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Adiantaceae | ||
| Adoxaceae | ||
| Agavaceae | ||
| Aizoaceae | ||
| Alismataceae | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Anacardiaceae | ||
| Apiaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Apocynaceae | ||
| Aponogetonaceae | ||
| Aquifoliaceae | ||
| Araceae | ||
| Araliaceae | ||
| Araucariaceae | ||
| Arecaceae | ||
| Aristolochiaceae | ||
| Aspleniaceae | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Azollaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Balsaminaceae | ||
| Basellaceae | ||
| Begoniaceae | ||
| Berberidaceae | ||
| Betulaceae | ||
| Bignoniaceae | ||
| Blechnaceae | ||
| Boraginaceae | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Bromeliaceae | ||
| Buddlejaceae | ||
| Butomaceae | ||
| Buxaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Davalliaceae | ||
| Dennstaedtiaceae | ||
| Diapensiaceae | ||
| Dicksoniaceae | ||
| Dioscoreaceae | ||
| Dipsacaceae | ||
| Droseraceae | ||
| Dryopteridaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Elaeagnaceae | ||
| Elatinaceae | ||
| Empetraceae | ||
| Equisetaceae | ||
| Ericaceae | ||
| Eriocaulaceae | ||
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Fabaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Fagaceae | ||
| Frankeniaceae | ||
| Fumariaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Garryaceae | ||
| Gentianaceae | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Gesneriaceae | ||
| Ginkgoaceae | ||
| Grossulariaceae | ||
| Gunneraceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Haloragaceae | ||
| Hippocastanaceae | ||
| Hippuridaceae | ||
| Hydrangaceae | ||
| Hydrocharitaceae | ||
| Hydrophyllaceae | ||
| Hymenophyllaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Iridaceae | ||
| Isoetaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Juglandaceae | ||
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncaginaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Lardizabalaceae | ||
| Lauraceae | ||
| Lemnaceae | ||
| Lentibulariaceae | ||
| Liliaceae s.l. | Family description, Sample image | |
| Limnanthaceae | ||
| Linaceae | ||
| Loasaceae | ||
| Loganiaceae | ||
| Lycopodiaceae | Family description | |
| Lythraceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Magnoliaceae | ||
| Malvaceae | ||
| Marsileaceae | ||
| Menyanthaceae | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Monotropaceae | ||
| Moraceae | ||
| Morinaceae | ||
| Myricaceae | ||
| Myrsinaceae | ||
| Myrtaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Najadaceae | ||
| Nyctaginaceae | ||
| Nymphaeaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Oleaceae | ||
| Onagraceae | ||
| Ophioglossaceae | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Osmundaceae | ||
| Oxalidaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Paeoniaceae | ||
| Papaveraceae | Family description | |
| Parnassiaceae | ||
| Passifloraceae | ||
| Pedaliaceae | ||
| Phormiaceae | ||
| Phytolaccaceae | ||
| Pinaceae | ||
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Platanaceae | ||
| Plumbaginaceae | ||
| Poaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Polemoniaceae | ||
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Polygonaceae | ||
| Polypodiaceae | ||
| Pontederiaceae | ||
| Portulacaceae | ||
| Potamogetonaceae | ||
| Primulaceae | ||
| Pteridaceae | ||
| Pyrolaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Ranunculaceae | ||
| Resedaceae | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Rosaceae | ||
| Rubiaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Ruppiaceae | ||
| Rutaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Salicaceae | ||
| Santalaceae | ||
| Sapindaceae | ||
| Sarraceniaceae | ||
| Saxifragaceae | ||
| Scheuchzeriaceae | ||
| Scrophulariaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Selaginellaceae | ||
| Simaroubaceae | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Sparganiaceae | ||
| Staphyleaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Tamaricaceae | ||
| Taxaceae | ||
| Taxodiaceae | ||
| Thelypteridaceae | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Tiliaceae | ||
| Tropaeolaceae | ||
| Typhaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Ulmaceae | ||
| Urticaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Valerianaceae | Family description, Sample image | |
| Verbenaceae | ||
| Violaceae | ||
| Viscaceae | ||
| Vitaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Woodsiaceae |
| Family (main entry point) | Content | |
| Zannichelliaceae | ||
| Zosteraceae | ||
| Zygophyllaceae |
No. of families found: 191