Endemic plants of any area are the plants that are found only in that area and or only very few places on Earth. Pakistan is home to a huge amount of plant species, many of which might not even have been discovered and identified yet. Pakistan, our beautiful country, is more beautiful because of its nature and its biodiversity. Our country boasts various kinds of ecosystems with a variety of plants and trees and lush green grasslands where a plethora of different kind of flowers grow – from mangrove forests to tropical thorn forests to Coniferous forests etc. But some species of plants re definitely more important than others, due to the fact that they are native to Pakistan. Which plants you ask? Well, below is a list of some endemic plant species of Pakistan. Check them out!
You might also be interested in this detailed list of Endemic or Native Fauna and Flora of Pakistan.
Endemic or Native Plant Species Found in Pakistan
Scientific Name: Douepia tortuosa
Location: Salt Range, Punjab.
Scientific Name: Stewartiella baluchistanic
Location: Balochistan
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Scientific Name: Pseudomertensia sericophylla
Location: Hazara, Northern areas.
Scientific Name: Ulva grandis
Location: Kiamari, Karachi, Arabian Sea.
Scientific Name: Ulva anandii
Location: Karachi coast, Arabian Sea.
Scientific Name: Sorbus rosea
Location: Kashmir
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Scientific Name: Viola makranica
Location: Makran, Balochistan
Scientific Name: Heliotropium remotiflorum
Location: Makran, Balochistan
Scientific Name: Tetracme stocksii
Location: Balochistan
Scientific Name: Blepharis sindica
Location: Balochistan and Sindh
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Scientific Name: Seriphidium quettense
Location: Quetta, Balochistan
Scientific Name: Allium baluchistanicum
Location: Balochistan
Scientific Name: Spiroseris phyllocephala
Location: Pakistan
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Endemic or Native Mammal Species of Pakistan
Endemic or Native Bird Species of Pakistan
Endemic or Native Reptile Species of Pakistan
Endemic or Native Amphibian Species of Pakistan
Endemic or Native Fish Species of Pakistan
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