List of recently extinct 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

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 extinct species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinct in the wild subspecies, and four extinct varieties of plant.[1][2]

Algae

Extinct species:

  • Vanvoorstia bennettiana, Bennett's seaweed

Possibly extinct species:

  • Galaxaura barbata
  • Phycodrina elegans

Bryophytes

There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN.

Mosses

Extinct species:

  • Flabellidium spinosum
  • Neomacounia nitida

Pteridophytes

Extinct species:

  • Adiantum lianxianense
  • Dryopteris ascensionis

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:

  • Cyanea copelandii subsp. copelandii
  • Cyanea superba subsp. regina
  • Delissea subcordata subsp. obtusifolia
  • Delissea subcordata subsp. subcordata
  • Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. consanguineum

Extinct in the wild subspecies:

  • Cyanea superba subsp. superba

Extinct varieties:

  • Euphorbia celastroides var. tomentella
  • Euphorbia remyi var. hanaleiensis
  • Ryania speciosa var. mutisii

Monocotyledons

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:

Extinct in the wild species:

Possibly extinct in the wild species:

Extinct varieties

  • Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis

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.