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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
174
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 17
Endangered 47
Vulnerable 110
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 1763
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 378
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Cereal rye

Secale cereale

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Bulbous Oatgrass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Colonial bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Absinth Sagewort

Artemisia absinthium

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Common Rue

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

Citron

Citrus medica

Least Concern

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

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