Atlas of indigenous plants

If you are not sure of the identification of a plant species, take photos and a specimen and ask advice from the National Herbarium of Namibia. Read their guidelines on how to request an identification and submit a specimen. Enter the specimen reference number in the comments field of your atlasing record.

Keys to trees and shrubs

Check the page of Keys to Namibian trees and shrubs to assist with identifying species.

Latest indigenous plants records

These are the latest records added, for indigenous plants.

» You can also see all indigenous plant records here and all alien plant records here.

Species	Grid Ref	Date	Recorder

Welwitschia mirabilis		21/05/2024	Mostert, Madelene
Marcelliopsis welwitschii	18.517S, 12.506E	21/05/2024	Mostert, Madelene
Acanthosicyos horridus	17.227S, 12.128E	21/05/2024	Mostert, Madelene
Boscia foetida		20/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle
Aloe dichotoma		20/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle
Rhigozum trichotomum	27.700S, 17.846E	19/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle
Sisyndite spartea	27.700S, 17.846E	19/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle
Acanthosicyos horridus	19.087S, 12.591E	17/05/2024	Mostert, Madelene
Aloe dichotoma		13/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle
Rhigozum trichotomum	27.652S, 17.774E	13/05/2024	Rodgers, Michelle

Eragrostis pallens	*Unknown	*Unknown	*Unknown

Latest indigenous plants records map

Competion: Near-Endemic Plants

We need your help in getting photos of near-endemic plants – a list of which you can find on the EIS’s Plant Information System by filtering for “near-endemic”.

The JRS Biodiversity Foundation has made available prize money for the persons that submit the most records and photos of near-endemic plants to the EIS’s Indigenous Plant Atlas.

1st prize = N$3000
2nd prize = N$2000
3rd prize = N$1000
5 consolation prizes of N$425 each

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Top ten indigenous plant atlassers

Ranked by number of species

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Top ten indigenous plant atlassers

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