There are a total of 1,039 Plants compiled and organized in this comprehensive list. The selection includes widely cultivated ornamentals, staple food crops, native and introduced species, ecologically important taxa, and common landscape and houseplants.

Plants are multicellular, primarily photosynthetic organisms that convert light into chemical energy using chlorophyll. They range from tiny mosses and grasses to towering trees, succulents, vines and aquatic forms. Plants provide food, fiber and medicine and form the base of most terrestrial ecosystems. People cultivate them for food production, ornament, soil stabilization and habitat restoration.

Interesting and little-known facts about Plants:
– About 390,000 vascular plant species are described worldwide, with flowering plants making up most of that total.
– Three crops—rice, wheat and maize—supply roughly 60% of the calories consumed by people globally.
– Photosynthetic organisms produce Earth’s oxygen; marine phytoplankton supply roughly half, while terrestrial plants sustain the rest.
– The largest known tree by volume, General Sherman (Sequoiadendron giganteum), contains about 52,508 cubic feet (1,487 m³) of wood.
– Many plants connect through mycorrhizal networks that share nutrients and chemical signals across meters to hectares.

The alphabetical index leads to A–Z lists of plants arranged by common name. Each entry lists common name; verified scientific binomial (Kew, USDA PLANTS or Tropicos); USDA hardiness zones (1–13); concise type label (tree, shrub, perennial, annual, succulent, grass, fern, vine); and a species page link.