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Our mission

About UniFlora

An open digital platform to document, map, learn about, and conserve the plant diversity of our university campus.

Why UniFlora exists

Scientific rigour, elegant design, and a green record built to last

Inspired by world-class biodiversity platforms such as Plants of the World Online, World Flora Online, GBIF, UniFlora brings the same scientific rigour and elegant design to campus flora documentation.

Our mission is to make campus plant knowledge accessible to students, researchers, conservationists, and the wider community — supporting education, research, and public outreach without barriers.

The survey, in numbers
355
Species catalogued
81
Plant families
2,998
Individuals GPS-mapped
262
Genera recorded
What we're building

Four pillars of the platform

01
Document

A complete, citable species catalogue — taxonomy, diagnostic characters, phenology, ethnobotany and references for every recorded plant.

02
Map

Every surveyed individual pinned by GPS on an interactive campus map, organised by zone and growth form.

03
Learn

Identification keys, a botanical glossary, field manuals and quizzes for students learning to read the campus flora.

04
Conserve

Native and exotic status, conservation codes and long-term records to support real biodiversity decisions on campus.