List of near threatened plants

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
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1851 near threatened plant species.[1] 8.5% of all evaluated plant species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists 51 subspecies and 73 varieties as near threatened. No subpopulations of plants have been evaluated by the IUCN.

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

Bryophytes

There are two bryophyte species assessed as near threatened.

Mosses

  • Archidium elatum

Liverworts

  • Scapania sphaerifera

Pteridophytes

There are 25 pteridophyte species assessed as near threatened.

Leptosporangiate ferns

  • Asplenium cardiophyllum
  • Asplenium ecuadorense
  • Asplenium jahandiezii, Verdon spleenwort
  • Culcita macrocarpa, Woolly tree fern
  • Cyathea corallifera
  • Diplazium angulosum
  • Diplazium melanosorum
  • Diplazium pulicosum
  • Dryopteris cyclopeltidiformis
  • Elaphoglossum corderoanum
  • Elaphoglossum furcatum, Mossy fern
  • Hymenophyllum cristatum
  • Lindsaea malabarica
  • Pecluma pastazensis
  • Pilularia globulifera, Pillwort
  • Polystichum kadyrovii, Kadyrov's shield fern
  • Thelypteris fluminalis

Clubmosses and firmosses

There are 168 species, two subspecies, and 29 varieties of gymnosperm assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Cycas maconochiei subsp. maconochiei

Species

Subspecies

  • Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica

Varieties

  • Abies delavayi var. nukiangensis, Nukiang fir
  • Abies forrestii var. forrestii
  • Abies forrestii var. smithii
  • Abies guatemalensis var. jaliscana
  • Abies homolepis var. homolepis
  • Amentotaxus argotaenia var. argotaenia
  • Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina
  • Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa
  • Cupressus arizonica var. glabra, Smooth Arizona cypress
  • Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii, Bentham's cypress
  • Juniperus ashei var. ovata
  • Juniperus flaccida var. poblana
  • Juniperus oxycedrus var. transtagana
  • Juniperus pingii var. wilsonii
  • Juniperus recurva var. coxii, Coffin juniper
  • Larix gmelinii var. olgensis, Olga Bay larch
  • Larix griffithii var. speciosa
  • Larix potaninii var. himalaica
  • Papuacedrus papuana var. arfakensis
  • Picea alcoquiana var. alcoquiana
  • Pinus ayacahuite var. veitchii
  • Pinus brutia var. eldarica, Eldarian pine
  • Pinus elliottii var. densa
  • Pinus flexilis var. reflexa
  • Pinus greggii var. greggii
  • Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera
  • Pinus taiwanensis var. fragilissima
  • Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki
  • Podocarpus madagascariensis var. madagascariensis

There are 1378 species, 44 subspecies, and 41 varieties of dicotyledon assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Piper augustum var. cocleanum

There are 45 species and two varieties in Theales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Clusia havetioides var. havetioides
  • Clusia havetioides var. stenocarpa

Other Theales species

Species

Subspecies

  • Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
  • Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae, White kauai hibiscus

Varieties

  • Pavonia spicata var. troyana
  • Plagianthus regius var. chathamicus
  • Sterculia africana var. socotrana

Species

Varieties

  • Santalum insulare var. insulare
  • Santalum insulare var. raiateense
  • Aegialitis rotundifolia
  • Armeria rouyana
  • Limonium arborescens
  • Limonium cymuliferum
  • Limonium insulare
  • Limonium mouretii
  • Limonium pseudolaetum

Rubiales

Species

Subspecies

  • Chimarrhis cymosa subsp. jamaicensis

Varieties

  • Psychotria pedunculata var. caudata

There are 52 species and two varieties in Euphorbiales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Euphorbia celastroides var. celastroides
  • Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis

There are 40 species, one subspecies, and one variety in the order Laurales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Apollonias barbujana subsp. barbujana

Varieties

  • Persea alpigena var. harrisii

There are 73 species, five subspecies, and one variety in Ebenales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Chrysophyllum lucentifolium subsp. lucentifolium
  • Pouteria rigida subsp. rigida
  • Pouteria rigida subsp. tomentosa
  • Sideroxylon capiri subsp. capiri
  • Sideroxylon persimile subsp. subsessiliflorum

Varieties

  • Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis
  • Diospyros johorensis
  • Diospyros longiflora
  • Diospyros macrocarpa
  • Diospyros minimifolia
  • Diospyros nur
  • Diospyros seychellarum
  • Diospyros soyauxii
  • Diospyros wajirensis

There are 45 species, two subspecies, and two varieties in the order Celastrales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Ilex perado subsp. azorica
  • Ilex perado subsp. perado

Varieties

  • Ilex savannarum var. savannarum
  • Ilex sideroxyloides var. occidentalis

There are 80 species and two varieties in the order Myrtales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum

Species

Varieties

  • Terminalia glabrata var. brownii
  • Daphnopsis equatorialsis
  • Daphnopsis macrophylla
  • Peddiea kivuensis
  • Thymelaea broteriana

There are 113 species, six subspecies, and three varieties in the order Sapindales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Esenbeckia pentaphylla subsp. pentaphylla

Varieties

  • Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum

Species

Subspecies

  • Stadmannia oppositifolia subsp. rhodesiaca

Species

Subspecies

  • Rhus glutinosa subsp. abyssinica

Varieties

  • Lannea schweinfurthii var. acutifoliolata
  • Lannea welwitschii var. ciliolata

Species

Subspecies

  • Cabralea canjerana subsp. polytricha

Species

Subspecies

  • Commiphora campestris subsp. campestris

Other Sapindales

Species

Subspecies

  • Kirkia burgeri subsp. somalensis

Species

Subspecies

  • Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica
  • Darwiniothamnus lancifolius subsp. glandulosus

There are 82 species, eight subspecies, and two varieties in the order Magnoliales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Ashe's magnolia

Species

Subspecies

  • Uvaria leptocladon subsp. leptocladon

Species

Subspecies

  • Horsfieldia subalpina subsp. kinabaluensis
  • Knema kunstleri subsp. alpina
  • Knema pectinata subsp. pectinata
  • Knema rigidifolia subsp. rigidifolia
  • Myristica bifurcata subsp. bifurcata
  • Myristica bifurcata subsp. sulaica
  • Myristica kajewski subsp. kajewski

Varieties

  • Horsfieldia moluccana var. moluccana
  • Degeneria roseiflora

There are 35 species, one subspecies, and two varieties in the order Apiales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Dendropanax nutans var. nutans
  • Dendropanax nutans var. obtusifolius

Species

Subspecies

  • Oenanthe pimpinelloides subsp. callosa

There are 38 species, three subspecies, and four varieties in the order Rosales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Weinmannia laurina var. laurina

Species

Subspecies

  • Polylepis tomentella subsp. tomentella
  • Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica

Varieties

  • Prunus trichamygdalus var. elongata

Other Rosales

Species

Subspecies

  • Brunellia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora

Varieties

  • Brunellia inermis var. inermis
  • Grevea eggelingii var. eggelingii

There are 21 species and two varieties in Primulales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Myrsine grantii var. tobiiensis
  • Myrsine ovalis var. ovalis
  • Clavija longifolia
  • Anagallis crassifolia
  • Anagallis elegantula
  • Anagallis kochii
  • Lysimachia cousiniana
  • Primula scandinavica

Species

Varieties

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii

There are 20 species and one subspecies in the order Solanales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Solanum diversifolium subsp. diversifolium
  • Convolvulus caput-medusae
  • Nymphoides tenuissima

There are 48 species, one subspecies, and one variety in the order Scrophulariales assessed as near threatened.

Species

  • Chionanthus caudifolius
  • Chionanthus filiformis
  • Chionanthus lancifolius
  • Fraxinus sogdiana

Subspecies

  • Olea europaea subsp. cerasiformis

Species

Varieties

  • Rhytidophyllum grande var. grande

Other Scrophulariales species

There are 33 species, two subspecies, and one variety in the order Lamiales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija
  • Teucrium eriocephalum subsp. almeriense

Species

  • Bourreria baccata
  • Cordia elliptica
  • Cordia obovata
  • Cordia revoluta, Revolute-leafed cordia
  • Cordia rickseckeri
  • Cordia suckertii
  • Myosotis atlantica
  • Myosotis lazica, Lazetian forget-me-not
  • Tournefortia ramosissima
  • Varronia lucayana

Varieties

  • Tournefortia astrotricha var. subglabra

Species

Subspecies

  • Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra

Varieties

  • Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii
  • Dillenia ferruginea
  • Hibbertia altigena
  • Hibbertia comptonii
  • Hibbertia deplancheana
  • Hibbertia ebracteata
  • Hibbertia nana
  • Hibbertia vieillardii

Species

Subspecies

  • Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon
  • Dicraeia dichotoma
  • Indotristicha tirunelveliana
  • Paracladopus chantaburiensis
  • Polypleurum erectum
  • Polypleurum longicaule
  • Polypleurum longifolium

Species

Subspecies

  • Craibia brevicaudata subsp. brevicaudata
  • Delonix leucantha subsp. gracilis
  • Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana

Varieties

  • Abarema alexandri var. alexandri
  • Abarema alexandri var. troyana
  • Acacia pachyceras var. najdensis
  • Chloroleucon mangense var. tetrazyx
  • Dalbergia hupeana var. laccifera
  • Hydrochorea marginata var. scheryi

There are 90 species in the order Caryophyllales assessed as near threatened.

  • Arenaria provincialis
  • Dianthus nitidus, Carpathian glossy pink
  • Petrocoptis montsicciana
  • Silene biafrae
  • Silene mariana
  • Silene rothmaleri
  • Silene velutina

Cactus species

Other Caryophyllales species

Species

Subspecies

  • Quercus ilex subsp. ballota
  • Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana

Other dicotyledons

Species

Subspecies

  • Erodium foetidum subsp. foetidum
  • Polygala tenuicaulis subsp. tayloriana

Varieties

  • Davidia involucrata var. involucrata

There are 278 species, five subspecies, and three varieties of monocotyledon assessed as near threatened.

Species

Varieties

  • Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri
  • Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii

Species

Subspecies

  • Aloe volkensii subsp. volkensii
  • Veratrum mengtzeanum subsp. phuwae

There are 21 species in Arales assessed as near threatened.

  • Lemna yungensis

There are 45 species, two subspecies, and one variety in Cyperales assessed as near threatened.

Species

Subspecies

  • Agrostis mannii subsp. mannii

Varieties

  • Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii

Species

Subspecies

  • Bulbostylis schoenoides subsp. erratica

Other monocotyledons

Species

Subspecies

  • Najas marina subsp. ehrenbergii, Spiny naiad

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Listed by IUCN as Linospadix microcarya.

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.