Costa Rica
North America · Central America
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Cerf De Virginie
Odocoileus virginianus
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Ecoregions
Cocos Island moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Pacific moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Talamancan montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Central American dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
All Species in Costa Rica
Oil palm
Elaeis guineensis
Buzzy lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
Balsampear
Momordica charantia
Swamp morning-glory
Ipomoea aquatica
Fourleaf manyseed
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Chinese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Dallisgrass
Paspalum dilatatum
Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Malaysian apple
Syzygium malaccense
Soursop
Annona muricata
custard-apple
Annona squamosa
Beach sheoak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Silver wattle
Acacia dealbata
Clove Pink
Dianthus plumarius
Montbretia
Crocosmia crocosmiiflora
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Mango
Mangifera indica
Southern sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Rhodes grass
Chloris gayana
Pink woodsorrel
Oxalis debilis
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Indian mulberry
Morinda citrifolia
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Black Eyed Susan
Thunbergia alata
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Okinawa Torch
Musa coccinea
Asian Wild Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
Golden bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Chinese Packing Grass
Microstegium vimineum
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi
blimbing
Averrhoa carambola
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
cocoa
Theobroma cacao
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
teak
Tectona grandis
Philippine Waxflower
Etlingera elatior
akee
Blighia sapida
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Golden shower
Cassia fistula
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Golden trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Molassesgrass
Melinis minutiflora
Rose natal grass
Melinis repens
Jaraguagrass
Hyparrhenia rufa
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
cup-and-saucer-vine
Cobaea scandens
Silkoak
Grevillea robusta
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Robusta Coffee
Coffea canephora
Royal poinciana
Delonix regia
good-luck-plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Black poui
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
Manila grass
Zoysia matrella
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