List of endangered plants

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 3654 endangered plant species.[1] Of all evaluated plant species, 17% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 99 subspecies and 101 varieties as endangered. No subpopulations of plants have been evaluated by the IUCN.

45 extinct in the wild plant species (0.1%)5702 critically endangered plant species (8.6%)10901 endangered plant species (16.4%)9673 vulnerable plant species (14.5%)4160 near threatened plant species (6.3%)30554 least concern plant species (45.9%)5371 data deficient plant species (8.1%)
Plant species (IUCN, 2023-1)
  • 66,406 extant species have been evaluated
  • 61,035 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 34,588 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 26,276 are threatened[c]
  • 174 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 129 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 45 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 569 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 48 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered plants are listed separately. There are 6147 plant species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 1674 plant species (7.6% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".[3]

This is a complete list of endangered plant species, subspecies and varieties evaluated by the IUCN.

There are 29 bryophyte species assessed as endangered.

There are 67 species and one subspecies of pteridophyte assessed as endangered.

There are 61 species and one subspecies in the class Polypodiopsida assessed as endangered.

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There are 163 species, seven subspecies, and 29 varieties of gymnosperm assessed as endangered.

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There are 2770 species, 81 subspecies, and 70 varieties of dicotyledon assessed as endangered.

There are 51 species in the order Piperales assessed as endangered.

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There are 174 species, 12 subspecies, and two varieties in Theales assessed as endangered.

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There are 67 species, four subspecies, and one variety in the order Malvales assessed as endangered.

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There are 68 species, one subspecies, and one variety in Violales assessed as endangered.

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There are 93 species, four subspecies, and 15 varieties in Euphorbiales assessed as endangered.

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There are 67 species, two subspecies, and two varieties in the order Laurales assessed as endangered.

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There are 95 species, one subspecies, and two varieties in Ebenales assessed as endangered.

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There are 43 species in the order Celastrales assessed as endangered.

There are 227 species, four subspecies, and ten varieties in the order Myrtales assessed as endangered.

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There are 121 species, three subspecies, and seven varieties in the order Sapindales assessed as endangered.

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Other Sapindales

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There are 166 species and six subspecies in the order Magnoliales assessed as endangered.

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There are 30 species in Capparales assessed as endangered.

There are 63 species and one variety in the order Apiales assessed as endangered.

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There are 64 species and two varieties in the order Gentianales assessed as endangered.

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There are 77 species, four subspecies, and four varieties in the order Rosales assessed as endangered.

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Other Rosales

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There are 21 species in Primulales assessed as endangered.

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There are 24 species, one subspecies, and three varieties in Urticales assessed as endangered.

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There are 216 species, 11 subspecies, and two varieties in the order Scrophulariales assessed as endangered.

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There are 55 species and three subspecies in the order Lamiales assessed as endangered.

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There are 17 species, three subspecies, and one variety in Nepenthales assessed as endangered.

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There are 214 species and one subspecies in the order Caryophyllales assessed as endangered.

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Other dicotyledon species

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There are 625 species, ten subspecies, and two varieties of monocotyledon assessed as endangered.

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There are 245 species, four subspecies, and two varieties in Orchidales assessed as endangered.

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There are 96 species and two subspecies in the order Liliales assessed as endangered.

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Other Liliales species

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There are 55 species in Cyperales assessed as endangered.

Other monocotyledons

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Listed by IUCN as Shorea agami.
  2. ^ Listed by IUCN as Terminalia intermedia; see Plants of the World Online for taxonomy: "T. diptera (Sagra) Greuter & R. Rankin", and synonyms[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Kew Science. "Terminalia diptera (Sagra) Greuter & R. Rankin". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.