Native Plants of Kenya by Ecoregion

Browse native plants of Kenya by ecoregion. Each ecoregion reflects a distinct native plant community, identified from real-world occurrence data. Choose one below to see its native species.

Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves Eastern Arc forests East African mangroves East African montane forests East African mangroves East African mangroves Eastern Arc forests East African montane forests East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African halophytics East African mangroves Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African montane forests Lake Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic East African montane forests East African montane forests East African montane moorlands East African montane forests East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African mangroves East African montane moorlands East African montane forests East African montane moorlands Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African montane forests Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African montane forests East African montane forests East African montane forests Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets East African montane forests Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands East African montane forests Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands Lake East Sudanian savanna

* How these results were determined: ecoregion boundaries come from a global habitat classification developed by conservation scientists at the World Wildlife Fund. Plant occurrence records come from GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility), an international open-data network built largely from citizen and academic scientists who photograph plants in the field and upload the sighting with GPS coordinates through apps like iNaturalist. We cross-reference each plant's occurrence points against the ecoregion boundaries and each species' known native range in this country to flag which matches are best supported by the evidence. You can add further filters to these results such as state, trees, wildflowers, light, or soil type using the search box once you finish clicking through to a listing. Because the ecoregion plant listings depend on citizen-science mobile phone data, they are not fully complete and some ecorgions are skipped due to lack of data.