Flora

For other uses, see Flora (disambiguation).
Simplified schematic of an island's flora – all its plant species, highlighted in boxes

Flora (pl.: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is fauna, and for fungi, it is funga.[1] Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms gut flora or skin flora.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "flora". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2006-05-03.
  3. ^ Clifford E. Starliper; Rita Villella; Patricia Morrison; Jay Mathais. "Sampling the bacterial flora of freshwater mussels" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. ^ John, D.M.; Whitton, B.A.; Brook, A.J. (2002). The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521770514.