Search the plant biographies

Enter information for the entry you wish to find.

Enter all or part of the Common Name on its own, and click Search.
Do note however that Rose in the common name will match both TUBEROSE and KEROSENE.

Alternatively you may enter all or part of the Family, Genus, Species names and/or Common names. For example entering 'Aizo' in the Family box and clicking search will give you a list of all plants with a Family name beginning with the letters A I Z O. Similarly entering an 'a' into Family and 'b' in genus will give you a list of all plants with a Family name beginning with 'a' and a Genus beginning with 'b'.
If you leave a field blank it will be ignored.

Search for a subject or topic

The Plant Biographies can be searched for a subject by using the Google search facility below. Try cosmetics, medicines or even Easter or Christmas.

See 'Subjects Covered' under 'What is Plant Biographies?' for possible topics.

Browse the database.

Alternatively you may browse all the Plant Biographies, rather like a dictionary, by scanning through plants under each letter of the alphabet by clicking here. The listings are in Genus order.

Your search results will yield up to 20 items per page. You will need Adobe Reader - download it free from here.