The species are arranged in alphabetical order by families. For each species there is its scientific name (Latin binomial and author), the family, a description and distribution, and a photograph taken in CNP. The scientific name has a link to the TROPICOS database where addition information on the species and specimens can be found. The descriptions are short and present a summary description of the plant with the most important information for its identification and differentiation. The description is generally divided into five parts: the life form and its maximum height; the leaves with their arrangement on the stem, the shape, maximum length, the margins, etc.; the inflorescences that are the arrangement of flowers; the flowers with their size, shape and color, occasionally are mentioned the stamens and pistils if they are showy; and finally, for some species, there are notes about the fruits. Although an effort has been made to use a very simple vocabulary, without losing the scientific rigor, sometimes, technical words were used and can be consulted in the glossary. Although the descriptions present the maximum measurements of the various parts of the plant, the user does not have to take them strictly since natural variation exists. The descriptions were based on plant material collected in CNP. Below the formal plant description is a paragraph on the general distribution of the species by countries. It is also here noted if the plant is endemic to Ecuador or if it is a narrow endemic restricted to CNP. The next sentence describes briefly the distribution within the Park's páramo environment.

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by Latin Name Use % as a wildcard before, in the middle of, or after a portion of a word.   * Enter a Latin name   < -- Choose a color -- > blue brown green orange pink purple red white yellow  by color Alstroemeriaceae Bomarea glaucescens (Kunth) Baker Apiaceae Arracacia elata Wolff Azorella pedunculata (Spreng.) Mathias & Constance Eryngium humile Cav. Asteraceae Baccharis caespitosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis genistelloides (Lam.) Pers. Chuquiraga jussieui J. F. Gmelin Diplostephium ericoides (Lam.) Cabrera Diplostephium glandulosum Hieron. Dorobaea pimpinellifolia (Kunth) B. Nord. Gynoxys cuicochensis Cuatrec. Gynoxys miniphylla Cuatrec. Hieracium frigidum Wedd. Hypochaeris sessiliflora Kunth Loricaria thuyoides (Lam.) Sch. Bip. Oritrophium crocifolium (Kunth) Cuatrec. Pentacalia arbutifolia (Kunth) Cuatrec. Pentacalia vacciniodes (Kunth) Cuatrec. Perezia pungens (Bonpl.) Less. Senecio chionogeton Wedd. Werneria nubigena Kunth Werneria pumila Kunth Werneria pygmaea Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Xenophyllum humile (Kunth). V.A. Funk Xenophyllum roseum (Hieron.) V. A. Funk Berberidaceae Berberis lutea Ruiz & Pav. Brassicaceae Cardamine jamesonii Hook. Draba steyermarkii Al-Shehbaz Bromeliaceae Puya clava-herculis Mez & Sodiro Calceolariaceae Calceolaria rosmarinifolia Lam. Campanulaceae Lysipomia vitreola McVaugh Caryophyllaceae Cerastium floccosum Benth Cyperaceae Scirpus rigidus Boeck Ephedraceae Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Equisetaceae Equisetum bogotense Kunth Ericaceae Disterigma empetrifolium (Kunth) Drude Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC. Vaccinium floribundum Kunth Escalloniaceae Escallonia myrtilloides L.f. Fabaceae Lupinus microphyllus Desr. Gentianaceae Gentiana sedifolia Kunth Gentianella cerastioides (Kunth) Fabris Gentianella hirculus (Griseb.) Fabris Gentianella hyssopofila (Kunth) Fabris Gentianella longibarbata (Gilg) Fabris Gentianella rapunculoides (Willd. ex Schult.) J. S. Pringle Halenia serpyllifolia J. S. Pringle Geraniaceae Geranium multipartitum Benth. Grossulariaceae Ribes lehmannii Janc. Haloragaceae Myriophyllum quitense Kunth Hypericaceae Hypericum aciculare Kunth Iridaceae Sisyrinchium palustre Diels Isoëtaceae Isoëtes novo-granadensis H. P. Fuchs Lamiaceae Clinopodium nubigenum (Kunth) Kuntze Stachys elliptica Kunth Lentibulariaceae Pinguicula calyptrata Kunth Lycopodiaceae Huperzia crassa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm. Malvaceae Nototriche hartwegii A. W. Hill Melastomataceae Brachyotum jamesonii Triana Miconia chionophila Naudin Miconia salicifolia (Bonpl. ex Naudin) Naudin Onagraceae Fuchsia vulcanica André Orchidaceae Epidendrum tenuicaule F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. Pleurothallis coriacardia Rchb. f. Orobanchaceae Bartsia laticrenata Benth. Bartsia pedicularioides Benth. Castilleja fissifolia L. f. Pedicularis incurva Benth. Oxalidaceae Oxalis phaeotricha Diels Passifloraceae Passiflora cumbalensis (H. Karst.) Harms Piperaceae Peperomia graveolens Rauh & Barthlott Plantaginaceae Plantago australis Lam. Plantago rigida Kunth Poaceae Chusquea villosa (L. G. Clark) L. G. Clark [Neurolepis villosa] Paspalum bonplandianum Flüggé Calamagrostis intermedia (J. Presl) Steud. Polygalaceae Monnina crassifolia (Bonpl.) Kunth Portulacaceae Calandrinia acaulis Kunth Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton paramoanus R.R. Haynes & Holm-Nielsen Pteridaceae Jamesonia goudotii (Hieron.) C. Chr. Ranunculaceae Ranunculus flagelliformis Sm. Ranunculus praemorsus Kunth ex DC. Rosaceae Geum peruvianum Focke Hesperomeles obtusifolia (Pers.) Lindl. Lachemilla hispidula (L. M. Perry) Rothm. Lachemilla orbiculata (Ruiz & Pav.) Rydb. Polylepis reticulata Hieron. Potentilla dombeyi Nestl. Rubus coriaceus Poir. Rubiaceae Arcytophyllum filiforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl. Arcytophyllum vernicosum Standl. Galium hypocarpium (L.) Endl. ex Griseb. Scrophulariaceae Ourisia chamaedrifolia Benth. Valerianaceae Valeriana henricii (Graebn.) Eriksen Valeriana microphylla Kunth Valeriana plantaginea Kunth Valeriana rigida Ruiz & Pav. Valeriana secunda B. Eriksen Violaceae Viola pygmaea Juss. ex Poir.