🇧🇴 The flowers of Bolivia
32 pages from Bolivia: its flowers, the things made with them and the places to see them, across 2 cities and regions.
Bolivia’s flowers reflect its dramatic range of landscapes, from high Andean plateaus to Amazonian forests and wetlands. The country is home to a rich mix of native and regional flowering plants, shaped by its mountains, valleys, and tropical lowlands. Bolivia stands out for its plant diversity, especially in the Amazon basin and the Pantanal wetland.
- Bolivia includes part of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland.
- The country’s plant life ranges from Andean grasslands to Amazonian rainforests.
- Tropical lowlands in the east support rich floral diversity.
- The Gran Chaco region is home to drought-resistant flowering plants.
The plant life of Bolivia
Bolivia’s plant life is shaped by its varied geography. The west is dominated by the Andes, with high-altitude grasslands and valleys, while the east and north feature tropical lowlands, rainforests, and wetlands. The Amazonian plain and the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, support a wealth of flowering plants. The country’s climate ranges from cool and dry in the mountains to hot and humid in the lowlands, allowing for a wide variety of vegetation. This diversity makes Bolivia one of South America’s richest countries for plant life.
From region to region in Bolivia
In the Andean west, hardy plants and flowers adapted to cold and thin air are common. The temperate valleys support different species than the high plateau. Moving east, the Amazon basin and Pantanal host lush forests and wetlands, with a great variety of tropical flowers. The Gran Chaco in the south is drier, with thorny shrubs and drought-tolerant plants. Each region’s climate and altitude shape its own mix of flowering plants.
The facts in this overview come from the Wikipedia article "Bolivia", written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Phool rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.
Cities and regions of Bolivia
CactusCactaceae
Succulent plants with spines, native to the Americas
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
MarigoldTagetes
A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
BromeliadsBromeliaceae
A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower
DogwoodCornus
Woody trees and shrubs with showy bracts and colorful berries
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Yellow cotton treeCochlospermum regium
A small tree with vivid yellow flowers from South America's tropical savanna
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering tree
Browallia
A small genus of blue and violet-flowered plants from the Americas
🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 more · Wildflower
Love-lies-bleedingAmaranthus caudatus
Tall Andean plant with long, drooping red or white flower clusters
🇵🇪 Peru and 8 more · Wildflower
Heliopsis
Bright yellow sunflower-like flowers of the Americas
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Gymnocalycium
Low-growing South American cacti with bright, funnel-shaped flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 more · Wildflower
Rebutia
Small, globular cacti from Bolivia and Argentina with large, showy flowers
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 more · Wildflower
San Pedro CactusEchinopsis pachanoi
A tall, night-blooming cactus from the Andes with white, fragrant flowers
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 more · Wildflower
Echinopsis
South American cacti with large, showy flowers and spiny stems
🇦🇷 Argentina and 6 more · Wildflower
Garden heliotropeHeliotropium arborescens
A bushy shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters from the Andes
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Garden flower
Cosmos
Tall daisy-like flowers grown in gardens and meadows
🇺🇸 United States and 5 more · Wildflower
NasturtiumTropaeolum
A South American genus with bright, edible flowers and rounded leaves
🇨🇱 Chile and 3 more · Garden flower
Cockspur Coral TreeErythrina crista-galli
A red-flowered tree, national symbol of Argentina and Uruguay
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 more · Flowering tree
Masdevallia
A large group of cool-growing orchids from the high Andes
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Wildflower
Golden trumpet treeHandroanthus albus
A yellow-flowered tree and national plant of Brazil
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering tree
Purple glory treePleroma granulosum
A tropical tree with purple flowers from Brazil and Bolivia
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Flowering tree
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
A bright edible flower with round leaves and trailing stems
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 5 more · Garden flower
Epidendrum secundum
A South American orchid with dense clusters of colorful flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Wildflower
Tulip orchidsAnguloa
Large, cinnamon-scented orchids from the Andes with tulip-shaped blooms
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 4 more · Wildflower
Parakeet flowerHeliconia psittacorum
A tropical plant with upright red and yellow flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 6 more · Wildflower
Heliconia rostrata
A tropical plant with hanging red and yellow bracts, native to South America
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 7 more · Wildflower
Stanhopea
Fragrant, short-lived orchids from Central and South America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Yellow lapachoHandroanthus serratifolius
Brazil’s national flower, a tall tree with bright yellow blooms
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering tree
Great bougainvilleaBougainvillea spectabilis
A climbing plant with vivid bracts, native to South America
🇧🇷 Brazil and 7 more · Wildflower
Santa Cruz water lilyVictoria cruziana
A giant South American water lily with heat-producing pink-and-white flowers
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Water flower
Desfontainia
A glossy-leaved shrub with red tubular flowers from southern forests
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Queen of the AndesPuya raimondii
The tallest bromeliad, blooming once after decades and then dying
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 more · Wildflower
MashuaTropaeolum tuberosum
An Andean climbing plant with edible tubers and bright bi-coloured flowers
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 more · Climber
Spanish broomSpartium junceum
A tall shrub with rush-like stems and fragrant yellow flowers
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Spanish broom: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Queen of the Andes: Pepe Roque, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cockspur Coral Tree: Pablo Bombín, CC0, source
- Cosmos: AG0ST1NH0 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Love-lies-bleeding: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Great bougainvillea: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Parakeet flower: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dogwood: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Echinopsis: Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961) Daniel Schweich for the filtred image., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mashua: Håkan Svensson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cactus: G. Mütrel, Leipzig ; Berlin ; Wien : F.A. Brockhaus, Public domain, source
- Marigold: Pohled 111, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bromeliads: MANOJTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow cotton tree: Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, source
- Browallia: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Garden heliotrope: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Nasturtium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Masdevallia: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Golden trumpet tree: Mathieu Bertrand Struck (mathieu.struck@gmail.com), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Purple glory tree: Mauroguanandi, Public domain, source
- Nasturtium: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Epidendrum secundum: Filipe Fortes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tulip orchids: Zanerappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Heliconia rostrata: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stanhopea: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow lapacho: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gymnocalycium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rebutia: Tangopaso, Public domain, source
- San Pedro Cactus: Betsy Lambert, CC BY 4.0, source
- Santa Cruz water lily: Jayme Bastos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Desfontainia: Solereder?, Public domain, source
- Bolivia: Albert Backer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source