Dear Xiaohua, the answer depends on whether you include ornamental plants, neophytes, microspecies, mosses and algae, and the vegetation of the Channel Islands; and finally on how you split the genera and families.
The following links may get you closer to the answer: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/plants-fungi/postcode-plants/checklist-british-plants.html http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1739 Kind regards, Martin Am 2012-11-05 um 17:52 schrieb 戴小华: > Dear Profs an Drs, > > Does anyone know the number of plant species/genera/families (including > flowering plants and ferns) in UK? > > Thanks for your help, > > Xiaohua > ------------------ > > -- > Xiaohua Dai, Dr. > Mobile: +86 137 6398 8183 > Publications: http://www.getcited.org/?MBR=11061629 > Chinese Leafmining Insects: http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/entomology.htm > School of Life and Environmental Sciences > GanNan Normal University > Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China > Zip Code: 341000 > > ****Signature in Chinese**** > 戴小华 博士、副教授 > 江西省赣州市 > 赣南师范学院生命与环境科学学院 > 邮政编码：341000 > 手机号码：13763988183 > 中国潜叶昆虫：http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/entomology.htm > 我的程序：http://360.yahoo.com/informationecology -------| http://sci.martinkoechy.de | [email protected] |--------- Dr. Martin Köchy (Koechy) Telefon: +49-531-596-5324 * Telefax: +49-531-596-5399 vCard: http://sci.martinkoechy.de/Koechy.vcf Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut -Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei- Institut für Marktanalyse und Agrarhandelspolitik Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute -Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries- Institute for Market Analysis and Agricultural Trade Policy vTI-MA * Bundesallee 50 * 38116 Braunschweig * GERMANY Telefon: +49-531-596-5324 * Telefax: +49-531-596-5399 http://www.vti.bund.de/de/startseite/institute/ma.html --------------------------\ Projects /----------------------------------- MACSUR: http://www.macsur.eu (executive coordinator) GLOWA Jordan River: http://www.glowa-jordan-river.de COCOS: http://www.cocos-carbon.org
