Native Plants of Peru by Ecoregion

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

Central Andean wet puna Peruvian Yungas Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Sechura desert Ucayali moist forests Peruvian Yungas Iquitos várzea Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Peruvian Yungas Marańón dry forests Ucayali moist forests Cordillera Central páramo Cordillera Central páramo Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Ucayali moist forests Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Ucayali moist forests Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Bolivian Yungas Central Andean dry puna Central Andean puna Central Andean wet puna Central Andean wet puna Central Andean wet puna Central Andean wet puna Peruvian Yungas Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Lake Central Andean wet puna Central Andean wet puna Southwest Amazon moist forests Southwest Amazon moist forests Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Solimőes–Japurá moist forests Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea South American Pacific mangroves Cordillera Central páramo Tumbes–Piura dry forests Cordillera Central páramo Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea South American Pacific mangroves Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests Napo moist forests Solimőes–Japurá moist forests Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Iquitos várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Purus várzea Solimőes–Japurá moist forests Purus várzea Purus várzea

* 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.