List of recently extinct plants

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37 extinct in the wild plant species (0.16%)2493 critically endangered plant species (11%)3654 endangered plant species (17%)5430 vulnerable plant species (25%)1851 near threatened plant species (8.5%)6645 least concern plant species (31%)1674 data deficient plant species (7.7%)
Plant species (IUCN, 2016-2)
  • 21,782 extant species have been evaluated
  • 20,108 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 8496 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 11,577 to 13,251 are threatened[c]
  • 151 to 296 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 116 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 35 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 132 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 13 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

As of September 2016, the

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Algae

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:

Bryophytes

There are three

bryophyte
extinct species evaluated by the IUCN.

Mosses

Extinct species:

  • Flabellidium spinosum
  • Neomacounia nitida

Pteridophytes

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:

Extinct in the wild species

Gymnosperms

Possibly extinct species:

Extinct in the wild species:

Dicotyledons

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:

Extinct in the wild species:

Possibly extinct in the wild species:

Extinct subspecies:

Extinct in the wild subspecies:

Extinct varieties:

Monocotyledons

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:

Extinct in the wild species:

Possibly extinct in the wild species:

Extinct varieties

See also

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). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.