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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
  • 34,588 are not threatened at present
  • 26,276 are threatened
  • 174 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 129 extinct (EX) species
    • 45 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 569 possibly extinct
    • 48 possibly extinct in the wild

  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.

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 3654 endangered plant species. 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.

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. 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".

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

Bryophytes

There are 29 bryophyte species assessed as endangered.

Hornworts

Mosses

Liverworts

Pteridophytes

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

Leptosporangiate ferns

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

Polypodiales

Species

Subspecies

Hymenophyllales

Cyatheales

Salviniales

Isoetopsida

Lycopodiopsida

Gymnosperms

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

Ginkgos

Cycads

Species

Subspecies

Conifers

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Gnetopsida

Dicotyledons

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

Piperales

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

Piperaceae

Chloranthaceae

Campanulales

Campanulaceae

Species

Subspecies

Aristolochiales

Theales

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

Dipterocarpaceae

Species

Subspecies

Theaceae

Species

Varieties

Actinidiaceae

Guttiferae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Other Theales species

Linales

Species

Varieties

Malvales

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

Malvaceae

Species

Subspecies

Sterculiaceae

Species

Varieties

Bombacaceae

Sarcolaenaceae

Tiliaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Geraniales

Lecythidales

Species

Subspecies

Polygalales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Santalales

Proteales

Dipsacales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Plumbaginales

Rubiales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Violales

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

Flacourtiaceae

Species

Subspecies

Violaceae

Passifloraceae

Species

Varieties

Other Violales species

Euphorbiales

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

Buxaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Laurales

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

Gomortegaceae

Monimiaceae

Hernandiaceae

Species

Subspecies

Lauraceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Cucurbitales

Begoniaceae

Ebenales

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

Symplocaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Sapotaceae

Ebenaceae

Celastrales

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

Icacinaceae

Hollies

Celastraceae

Dichapetalaceae

Myrtales

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

Myrtaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Melastomataceae

Species

Varieties

Combretaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Lythraceae

Species

Varieties

Onagraceae

Sapindales

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

Rutaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Sapindaceae

Species

Varieties

Anacardiaceae

Species

Varieties

Meliaceae

Species

Subspecies

Burseraceae

Species

Varieties

Other Sapindales

Species

Varieties

Asterales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Magnoliales

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

Canellaceae

Winteraceae

Magnoliaceae

Species

Subspecies

Annonaceae

Species

Subspecies

Myristicaceae

Species

Subspecies

Brassicales

There are 30 species in Capparales assessed as endangered.

Capparaceae

Cruciferae

Apiales

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

Araliaceae

Species

Varieties

Umbelliferae

Gentianales

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

Apocynaceae

Species

Varieties

Loganiaceae

Species

Varieties

Asclepiadaceae

Gentianaceae

Rosales

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

Chrysobalanaceae

Brunelliaceae

Species

Subspecies

Pittosporaceae

Cunoniaceae

Species

Varieties

Rosaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Other Rosales

Species

Varieties

Primulales

There are 21 species in Primulales assessed as endangered.

Myrsinaceae

Primulaceae

Rhamnales

Species

Varieties

Urticales

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

Urticaceae

Species

Varieties

Ulmaceae

Cecropiaceae

Moraceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Solanales

Scrophulariales

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

Oleaceae

Species

Varieties

Buddlejaceae

Gesneriaceae

Species

Subspecies

Bignoniaceae

Acanthaceae

Species

Subspecies

Scrophulariaceae

Lentibulariaceae

Lamiales

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

Verbenaceae

Labiatae

Boraginaceae

Species

Subspecies

Linderniaceae

Nepenthales

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

Nepenthaceae

Droseraceae

Sarraceniaceae

Subspecies

Varieties

Ranunculales

Polygonales

Podostemales

Fabales

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Caryophyllales

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

Caryophyllaceae

Amaranthaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Portulacaceae

Cactus

Species

Subspecies

Aizoaceae

Fagales

Species

Varieties

Other dicotyledon species

Monocotyledons

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

Arecales

Species

Subspecies

Orchidales

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

Orchidaceae

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Burmanniaceae

Cyclanthales

Bromeliales

Liliales

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

Dracaenaceae

Iridaceae

Aloaceae

Species

Subspecies

Amaryllidaceae

Species

Subspecies

Liliaceae

Other Liliales species

Arales

Araceae

Species

Subspecies

Zingiberales

Eriocaulales

Commelinales

Cyperales

There are 55 species in Cyperales assessed as endangered.

Gramineae

Cyperaceae

Najadales

Other monocotyledons

Species

Subspecies

See also

Notes

  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

References

  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. "Euonymus frigidus Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. "Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. "Euonymus dichotomus B.Heyne ex Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. 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.
  8. "Mammillaria mercadensis Patoni". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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