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Zambia's botanical wonders
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Nothing beats the satisfaction of feeding your family with food that you have grown with your own hands? Whether it's fruits, herbs or vegetables, you can always grow more in your space.
Click on one of our many resources below to learn how.
Visit Chifwema Arboretum for an educational tour
Reach out to Tree Club Zambia, indigenous plant enthusiasts, for a tree walk in Lusaka.
Visit the Garden Directory to buy indigenous plants.
The Gardener's Guide
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Articles on Zambian Plants
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Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands
Based on extensive fieldwork in Zambia’s national parks, Paul Smith’s Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands uses accessible language, detailed illustrations, and distribution maps to help both non-specialists and experts easily identify 60 of the region's most common woody plant species.
Trees of Zambia
Co-authored by Clare Barkworth (formerly Pope) and Adam Pope, Pocket Guide: Trees of Zambia is an accessible reference book that details 141 of the country's most common indigenous and naturalized tree species. The guide organizes these species into five distinct groups based on shared characteristics, featuring full-color photographs, local names, up-to-date distribution maps, and key pointers to assist readers with identification in the field.
Helpful resources on indigenous plants
The non-profit academic database Flora of Zambia (zambiaflora.com) serves as a collaborative online botanical repository, offering key descriptions, images, and distribution data for the region's native and naturalised plant species.
The Facebook group "Flora and Fungi of Zambia" is a community platform where enthusiasts and experts share photos, identification tips, and knowledge about the diverse plant and mushroom species native to Zambia.
The Livingstone Museum's botany research section focuses on collecting, preserving, and studying Zambia's diverse plant species, maintaining an extensive herbarium collection that serves as a vital resource for regional ecological and taxonomic research.
The plant selection guides for Zambia help farmers and home gardeners optimize their agricultural yields by detailing specific planting calendars, nutrient-dense indigenous crops, and agroecological zone recommendations tailored to the country's distinct wet and dry seasons.
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The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: what good is it?
Aldo Leopold
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