These totals relate to plants occurring in Botswana only and include cultivated plants.
| Asteraceae | 112 |
| Poaceae | 104 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | 99 |
| Cyperaceae | 70 |
| Acanthaceae | 64 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 54 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae | 52 |
| Rubiaceae | 51 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae | 47 |
| Lamiaceae | 46 |
| Convolvulaceae | 42 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae | 37 |
| Amaranthaceae | 28 |
| Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | 28 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 25 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae | 25 |
| Solanaceae | 23 |
| Combretaceae | 22 |
| Orchidaceae | 22 |
| Hyacinthaceae | 20 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 19 |
| Boraginaceae | 18 |
| Moraceae | 16 |
| Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae | 16 |
| Orobanchaceae | 16 |
| Anacardiaceae | 15 |
| Pedaliaceae | 15 |
| Phyllanthaceae | 15 |
| Capparaceae | 14 |
| Polygonaceae | 14 |
| Asphodelaceae | 13 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 13 |
| Burseraceae | 12 |
| Commelinaceae | 12 |
| Iridaceae | 12 |
| Verbenaceae | 12 |
| Celastraceae | 11 |
| Molluginaceae | 11 |
| Portulacaceae | 11 |
| Vitaceae | 11 |
| Ebenaceae | 10 |
| Passifloraceae | 10 |
| Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae | 9 |
| Campanulaceae | 9 |
| Salicaceae | 9 |
| Sinopteridaceae | 9 |
| Loranthaceae | 8 |
| Sapindaceae | 8 |
| Aizoaceae | 7 |
| Annonaceae | 7 |
| Anthericaceae | 7 |
| Apiaceae | 7 |
| Marsileaceae | 7 |
| Meliaceae | 7 |
| Nyctaginaceae | 7 |
| Apocynaceae subfamily Periplocoideae | 7 |
| Polygalaceae | 7 |
| Cleomaceae | 7 |
| Bignoniaceae | 6 |
| Colchicaceae | 6 |
| Gentianaceae | 6 |
| Loganiaceae | 6 |
| Onagraceae | 6 |
| Rhamnaceae | 6 |
| Santalaceae | 6 |
| Alismataceae | 5 |
| Crassulaceae | 5 |
| Geraniaceae | 5 |
| Lythraceae | 5 |
| Rutaceae | 5 |
| Linderniaceae | 5 |
| Aponogetonaceae | 4 |
| Asparagaceae | 4 |
| Brassicaceae | 4 |
| Caryophyllaceae | 4 |
| Hydrocharitaceae | 4 |
| Lentibulariaceae | 4 |
| Menispermaceae | 4 |
| Myrtaceae | 4 |
| Ochnaceae | 4 |
| Oleaceae | 4 |
| Plantaginaceae | 4 |
| Turneraceae | 4 |
| Araceae | 3 |
| Arecaceae | 3 |
| Balanitaceae | 3 |
| Cactaceae | 3 |
| Cannabaceae | 3 |
| Dioscoreaceae | 3 |
| Elatinaceae | 3 |
| Melastomataceae | 3 |
| Menyanthaceae | 3 |
| Nymphaeaceae | 3 |
| Olacaceae | 3 |
| Oxalidaceae | 3 |
| Pteridaceae | 3 |
| Ranunculaceae | 3 |
| Sapotaceae | 3 |
| Selaginellaceae | 3 |
| Thelypteridaceae | 3 |
| Thymelaeaceae | 3 |
| Zygophyllaceae | 3 |
| Stilbaceae | 3 |
| Araliaceae | 2 |
| Chrysobalanaceae | 2 |
| Clusiaceae | 2 |
| Dichapetalaceae | 2 |
| Dracaenaceae | 2 |
| Eriocaulaceae | 2 |
| Eriospermaceae | 2 |
| Gisekiaceae | 2 |
| Juncaceae | 2 |
| Ophioglossaceae | 2 |
| Phytolaccaceae | 2 |
| Pontederiaceae | 2 |
| Potamogetonaceae | 2 |
| Proteaceae | 2 |
| Salvadoraceae | 2 |
| Salviniaceae | 2 |
| Typhaceae | 2 |
| Urticaceae | 2 |
| Vahliaceae | 2 |
| Velloziaceae | 2 |
| Violaceae | 2 |
| Adiantaceae | 2 |
| Lophiocarpaceae | 2 |
| Agavaceae | 1 |
| Aristolochiaceae | 1 |
| Aspleniaceae | 1 |
| Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae | 1 |
| Cabombaceae | 1 |
| Ceratophyllaceae | 1 |
| Connaraceae | 1 |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 1 |
| Dipsacaceae | 1 |
| Dipterocarpaceae | 1 |
| Droseraceae | 1 |
| Equisetaceae | 1 |
| Erythroxylaceae | 1 |
| Haloragaceae | 1 |
| Hernandiaceae | 1 |
| Hydnoraceae | 1 |
| Hypoxidaceae | 1 |
| Lauraceae | 1 |
| Malpighiaceae | 1 |
| Moringaceae | 1 |
| Myricaceae | 1 |
| Myrothamnaceae | 1 |
| Najadaceae | 1 |
| Papaveraceae | 1 |
| Parkeriaceae | 1 |
| Pittosporaceae | 1 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 1 |
| Podostemaceae | 1 |
| Primulaceae | 1 |
| Ptaeroxylaceae | 1 |
| Rosaceae | 1 |
| Sphenocleaceae | 1 |
| Tecophilaeaceae | 1 |
| Trapaceae | 1 |
| Xyridaceae | 1 |
| Kirkiaceae | 1 |
| Phrymaceae | 1 |
| Metteniusaceae | 1 |
Total species found with images: 1653