List of plants that are extinct in the wild
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- Extinct in the wild (EW): 45 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 5,702 species
- Endangered (EN): 10,901 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 9,673 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 4,160 species
- Least concern (LC): 30,554 species
- Data deficient (DD): 5,371 species
- 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)]
As of December 2023, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 45 Extinct in the Wild plant species.[1] Approximately 0.068% of all evaluated plant species are listed as extinct in the wild. The IUCN also lists one plant subspecies as extinct in the wild.
This is a complete list of extinct in the wild plant species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. All are vascular plants (tracheophytes).
Class Polypodiopsida - Ferns
There is only one species of fern listed as Extinct in the Wild:
- Diplazium laffanianum, Governor Laffan's fern
Class Cycadopsida - Cycads
There are 5 species of cycad listed as Extinct in the Wild:
- Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, Escarpment cycad
- Encephalartos heenanii, Heenan's Cycad
- Encephalartos nubimontanus, Blue cycad
- Encephalartos relictus, Parlota cycad
- Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad
Class Magnoliopsida - Flowering plants
There are 32 species and 1 subspecies of class Magnoliopsida listed as Extinct in the Wild, including all 7 currently assessed Brugmansia species.
- Abutilon pitcairnense, Yellow Fatu
- Alphonsea hortensis
- Arachis rigonii
- Brighamia insignis, ʻālula
- Brugmansia arborea
- Brugmansia aurea
- Brugmansia insignis
- Brugmansia sanguinea
- Brugmansia suaveolens
- Brugmansia versicolor
- Brugmansia vulcanicola
- Camellia amplexicaulis
- Cyanea pinnatifida
- Cyanea superba, Superb Cyanea
- Cyanea superba subsp. superba
- Cyrtandra waiolani, Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
- Dendroseris gigantea, Colecillo
- Deppea splendens
- Dombeya rodriguesiana, Bois Julien
- Erythroxylum echinodendron
- Euphorbia mayurnathanii
- Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin Tree
- Kalanchoe fadeniorum
- Kokia cookei
- Lachanodes arborea, She Cabbage Tree
- Lysimachia minoricensis
- Mangifera casturi, Kalimantan Mango
- Nymphaea thermarum
- Ochrosia brownii
- Rhododendron kanehirai
- Senecio leucopeplus
- Sophora toromiro, Toromiro
- Trochetiopsis erythroxylon, St Helena Redwood
![A closeup of white flowers from a Brugmansia tree](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Brugmansia_tree%3B_closeup_of_white_flower.jpg/200px-Brugmansia_tree%3B_closeup_of_white_flower.jpg)
![An image looking up the trunk of a Cyanea superba tree towards its leaves](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Cyanea_superba.jpg/200px-Cyanea_superba.jpg)
![A closeup of a red flower and leaves of Kokia cookei](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Kokia_cookei_%284743890657%29.jpg/200px-Kokia_cookei_%284743890657%29.jpg)
Class Liliopsida - Flowering plants
There are 7 species of Liliopsida listed as Extinct in the Wild.
- Agave lurida
- Aloe silicicola
- Amomum sumatranum
- Bromus bromoideus
- Bromus interruptus
- Corypha taliera
- Furcraea macdougallii
See also
- List of extinct in the wild animals
- List of least concern plants
- List of near threatened plants
- List of vulnerable plants
- List of endangered plants
- List of critically endangered plants
- List of recently extinct plants
- List of data deficient plants
References
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2023-1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 31 December 2023.