Home›Flowering Plants›Diet›Photosynthetic AutotrophBrowse ByPhotosynthetic AutotrophDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.FactsPhotosynthetic AutotrophSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSeed-Bearing 1Photosynthetic AutotrophFilter Results339 entriesCommon GroupAllAsters And Composites (Asterales) (32)Buttercups And Relatives (Ranunculales) (8)Cabbages And Mustards (Brassicales) (7)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (37)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (12)Coffees, Dogbanes And Milkweeds (Gentianales) (10)Grasses And Sedges (Poales) (18)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (11)Legumes (Fabales) (26)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (34)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (10)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (30)Myrtles And Eucalypts (Myrtales) (3)Other Flowering Plant Orders (38)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (8)Parsleys And Ivies (Apiales) (11)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (24)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (20)Everyday GroupAllAsters And Composites (Asterales) (32)Buttercups And Relatives (Ranunculales) (8)Cabbages And Mustards (Brassicales) (7)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (37)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (12)Coffees, Dogbanes And Milkweeds (Gentianales) (10)Grasses And Sedges (Poales) (18)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (11)Legumes (Fabales) (26)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (34)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (10)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (30)Myrtles And Eucalypts (Myrtales) (3)Other Flowering Plant Orders (38)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (8)Parsleys And Ivies (Apiales) (11)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (24)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (20)HabitatAllAlpine (5)Bog (3)Boreal Forest (2)Chaparral (6)Cloud Forest (1)Desert (16)Fen (1)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (4)Freshwater Swamp Forest (3)Grassland (32)Lake (4)Mangrove Forest (1)Marine (1)Montane Grasslands and Shrublands (4)Paramo (1)Riparian Zone (8)River (13)Salt Marsh (6)Savanna (9)Steppe (5)Temperate Forest (23)Tropical Dry Forest (10)Tropical Rainforest (14)Tundra (2)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (8)Xeric Shrubland (1)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (52)Africa (25)Albania (94)Algeria (79)Angola (29)Australia (84)Austria (124)Bahamas (31)Bangladesh (92)Belarus (81)Belgium (127)Belize (26)Benin (22)Bolivia (54)Botswana (18)Brazil (87)Bulgaria (105)Cambodia (35)Cameroon (32)Canada (33)Central African Republic (25)Chad (31)Colombia (86)Comoros (37)Costa Rica (57)Cuba (62)Cyprus (55)Czechia (22)Denmark (106)Dominican Republic (65)Ecuador (63)Egypt (31)El Salvador (42)Eritrea (30)Estonia (19)Ethiopia (54)Fiji (37)Finland (78)France (145)Gabon (19)Gambia (23)Georgia (60)Germany (134)Ghana (18)Greece (93)Guatemala (47)Guinea (38)Guinea-Bissau (19)Haiti (64)Honduras (42)Hungary (90)Iceland (36)India (107)Iran (75)Iraq (57)Ireland (92)Italy (128)Jamaica (45)Japan (57)Kazakhstan (71)Kenya (33)Laos (41)Libya (43)Madagascar (27)Manchuria (41)Mauritius (24)Mexico (21)Mongolia (31)Morocco (56)Mozambique (17)Myanmar (56)Nepal (39)Netherlands (73)Nicaragua (18)North America (171)Norway (104)Pakistan (54)Palestine (32)Peru (30)Philippines (23)Poland (66)Portugal (63)Romania (75)Seychelles (28)South Africa (23)South America (22)Spain (97)Sri Lanka (37)Sweden (76)Switzerland (72)Taiwan (50)Tanzania (20)Thailand (35)Tunisia (35)Turkmenistan (23)Ukraine (63)United States (42)Uzbekistan (32)Venezuela (19)Vietnam (41)Showing the 100 most common of 208 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (3)Data Deficient (5)Endangered (14)Extinct in the Wild (1)Least Concern (121)Near Threatened (6)Not Evaluated (132)Vulnerable (11)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (23)Marine (17)Terrestrial (279)Terrestrial and Freshwater (6)Terrestrial and Marine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (339)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (3)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (2)Domesticated (35)Eaten or Drunk by People (32)Farmed or Commercially Raised (55)Hunted or Fished (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (66)Source of Dye (5)Source of Fibre (2)Source of Timber or Wood (6)Used in Traditional Medicine (117)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (41)Not Listed (254)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G2 Imperiled (2)G3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (10)G5 Secure (56)GNR Unranked (107)GU Unrankable (3)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (3)Arctic Tundra (2)Caspian Sea (4)Chihuahuan Desert (4)Danube Delta (2)Doñana (3)Eastern Himalayas (1)Everglades (1)Fynbos (3)Galapagos (2)Great Lakes (1)Great Plains (2)Heath (6)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Victoria (1)Mediterranean Basin (16)Mojave Desert (2)Moorland (1)Sahel (2)Sonoran Desert (2)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (2)Wadden Sea (1)Western Ghats (1)TaxonomyAllAcacia (2)Achillea (2)Agrostis (1)Alismatales (1)Aloe (8)Amaranthaceae (2)Amborellales (1)Anacardiaceae (1)Apiaceae (10)Araceae (10)Arachis (1)Arecaceae (3)Asparagaceae (2)Asparagales (9)Asteraceae (23)Asterales (1)Avena (1)Bambusa (1)Bellis (2)Boraginaceae (2)Brassicaceae (7)Bromeliaceae (2)Cactaceae (19)Caryophyllaceae (4)Caryophyllales (1)Celastrales (1)Cicer (1)Cinchona (1)Coffea (1)Cornales (1)Cyperaceae (2)Dioscoreales (1)Dipsacales (1)Ericaceae (3)Euphorbiaceae (12)Fabaceae (12)Fagaceae (3)Gardenia (1)Gentianales (1)Glycine (1)Gossypium (1)Helianthus (2)Hibiscus (1)Hordeum (1)Lamiaceae (11)Lantana (1)Lathyrus (2)Liliales (4)Magnoliophyta (2)Magnoliopsida (35)Malus (2)Malvaceae (6)Malvales (1)Mammillaria (1)Medicago (1)Moraceae (4)Myrtaceae (1)Nymphaeales (2)Orchidaceae (5)Oryza (1)Phaseolus (1)Phragmites (1)Plantae (32)Plantaginaceae (2)Poaceae (3)Poales (1)Polygonaceae (7)Proteaceae (1)Prunus (3)Ranunculaceae (4)Ranunculales (1)Rosaceae (6)Rosales (1)Rutaceae (4)Saccharum (1)Sapindaceae (4)Sapindales (1)Saxifragales (3)Secale (1)Solanaceae (6)Sorghum (1)Taraxacum (1)Theobroma (1)Trifolium (3)Triticum (1)Vicia (2)Vitales (2)Zingiberales (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Acacia mathuataensisPhotosynthetic AutotrophAcer platanoidesPhotosynthetic AutotrophAchillea millefoliumPhotosynthetic AutotrophActinidia kolomiktaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAeonium ciliatumPhotosynthetic AutotrophAesculus hippocastanumPhotosynthetic AutotrophAfrican BaobabPhotosynthetic AutotrophAfrican Tulip TreePhotosynthetic AutotrophAgave fourcroydesPhotosynthetic AutotrophAgave parryiPhotosynthetic AutotrophAgave victoriae-reginaePhotosynthetic AutotrophAglaia basiphyllaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAgrostis giganteaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAlcea roseaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAlfalfa (Medicago sativa)Photosynthetic AutotrophAlisma plantago-aquaticaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAllium fistulosumPhotosynthetic AutotrophAllium ursinumPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe citreaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe jawiyonPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe macrocladaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe maculataPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe pegleraePhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe perryiPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe succotrinaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAloe thraskiiPhotosynthetic AutotrophAlstonia scholarisPhotosynthetic AutotrophAmborellaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAmherstia NobilisPhotosynthetic AutotrophAmorphophallus KonjacPhotosynthetic AutotrophAmorphophallus PaeoniifoliusPhotosynthetic AutotrophAnchusa arvensisPhotosynthetic AutotrophAnemarrhenaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAnisePhotosynthetic AutotrophAnthemis arvensisPhotosynthetic AutotrophAnubias afzeliiPhotosynthetic AutotrophAnubias barteriPhotosynthetic AutotrophApium graveolensPhotosynthetic AutotrophApple (Malus domestica)Photosynthetic AutotrophArctium lappaPhotosynthetic AutotrophArctium minusPhotosynthetic AutotrophAristolochia grandifloraPhotosynthetic AutotrophArmeria maritimaPhotosynthetic AutotrophArtemisia absinthiumPhotosynthetic AutotrophArtemisia herba-albaPhotosynthetic AutotrophArtemisia maritimaPhotosynthetic AutotrophArtemisia vulgarisPhotosynthetic AutotrophArthrocereus rondonianusPhotosynthetic AutotrophAsclepias eriocarpaPhotosynthetic AutotrophAsparagusPhotosynthetic AutotrophShowing 1 to 50 of 339, page 1 of 7.123…7Next →Sources1. 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