`powo_search_plants`

Pack: powo · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/powo_search_plants for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (the taxonomy behind Plants of the World Online) for accepted plant names and synonyms by scientific name. Returns matching taxa with their family, rank, whether the name is accepted, and an fqId (“wcvp:”) you can pass to get_taxon. Keyless. Complements GBIF/iNaturalist with curated botanical taxonomy.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Scientific or common plant name, e.g. “Quercus robur” or “English oak”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (default 15).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Quercus robur"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"powo_search_plants","arguments":{"query":"Quercus robur"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('powo_search_plants', {
  "query": "Quercus robur"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Quercus alba",
  "limit": 10
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the powo pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powo": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/powo/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

powo_search_plants