Illustrated identification guide
Key to Tasmanian Vascular Plants
Identify native and naturalised plants found in Tasmania using the University of Tasmania's interactive keys, descriptions, photographs and distribution maps. The resource covers dicots, monocots, conifers, ferns, mosses and liverworts.
Version 8l, updated 27 July 2026. Previously known as the Key to Tasmanian Dicots.
Find a Tasmanian plant
Work through the illustrated key, or go directly to an alphabetical list if you already know the family, genus or common name.
Interactive illustrated key
Answer questions to narrow an unknown plant to its family, genus and species.
Determine major plant groups
Learn how to distinguish dicots, monocots, conifers, ferns, mosses and liverworts.
How to use the key
Read practical guidance for navigating questions, images and information pages.
Browse by family
Browse a list of Tasmanian plant families. Select a family to access a key to its genera.
Browse by genus
Browse a list of Tasmanian plant genera. Select a genus to access a key to its species.
Search common names
Find a plant by its common name.
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About the Tasmanian plant key
This free educational resource aids plant identification in Tasmania. It combines diagnostic keys with concise descriptions, scientific and common names, detailed photographs and distribution maps.
You can also browse families, genera or common names instead of beginning with the interactive key.