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Plant Diversity by Ecological Region

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the following ecological regions have the highest number of plant species:

Ecological region Countries
Atlantic moist forest complex Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Northern Andean moist forest Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Choco-Darien moist forest Colombia, Ecuador, Panama
Napo moist forest of Amazon & Orinoco basins Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Sumatra, Mentawai & Nicobar Islands moist forest Indonesia, India
Fynbos South Africa
Kwongan heathland Australia

The World Wildlife Fund rates the following ecological regions as being second highest in plant species globally:

Ecological region Countries
Central and southern Andean yunga Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Peninsular Malaysia forests Malaysia
New Guinea lowland moist forest Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Southern Mexican dry forest Mexico
Madagascar dry forest Madagascar
Mexican pine-oak forest Mexico, Guatemala
Appalachian Mountains & mixed mesophytic forest United States
Southeastern coniferous forest/sand pine scrub & pine rockland (highest herbaceous richness anywhere) United States
Caucasus & northeast Anatolia temperate forest Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey
Temperate forest of Sichuan & southern Yunnan China
North American mixed- & tallgrass prairie United States
Sonoran, Baja & Sinaloan cactus scrub & xeric shrubland Mexico & United States
Chihuahuan, Pueblan cactus scrub, northern & central Mexican cactus scrub & xeric shrubland Mexico & United States

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the following is the most species-rich boreal forest region:

Northwest Canadian boreal forest

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the following are the most species-rich Arctic tundra regions:

Ecological region Countries
Alaskan North Slope coastal tundra United States & Canada
Chukotsky coastal tundra Russia