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Canada

North America · Northern America

Total Species
4350
Threatened
69
CR + EN + VU
Population
37,742,157
Area
9,984,670 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 26
Vulnerable 38
Near Threatened 62
Least Concern 871
Data Deficient 17
Not Evaluated 1223
Extinct 42

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 3246
Animalia 1102
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

All Species in Canada

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Poverty brome

Bromus sterilis

Least Concern

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

poverty-weed

Blitum nuttallianum

Not Evaluated

Powder Post Beetle

Stephanopachys substriatus

Critically Endangered

Powder-post checkered beetle

Tarsostenus univittatus

Not Evaluated

prairie buttercup

Ranunculus rhomboideus

Not Evaluated

prairie cup grass

Eriochloa contracta

Not Evaluated

prairie goldenrod

Solidago missouriensis

Not Evaluated

Prairie Goldenrod

Solidago ptarmicoides

Not Evaluated

Prairie Grass

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Not Evaluated

Prairie Grass

Sphenopholis obtusata

Not Evaluated

prairie grey-stemmed goldenrod

Solidago decemflora

Not Evaluated

Prairie Hummock Sedge

Carex richardsonii

Not Evaluated

prairie violet

Viola pedatifida

Not Evaluated

pretty cinquefoil

Potentilla pulchella

Not Evaluated

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Prickly Coontail

Ceratophyllum echinatum

Not Evaluated

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

prickly saxifrage

Saxifraga tricuspidata

Not Evaluated

Prickly Sedge

Carex spicata

Least Concern

primrose-leaved violet

Viola sublanceolata

Not Evaluated

Princely harp ground beetle

Amara aulica

Near Threatened

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Prototype quillwort

Isoetes prototypus

Near Threatened

Ptilid beetle

Millidium minutissimum

Least Concern

Pubescent carpet beetle

Megatoma pubescens

Endangered

Pubescent minute beetle

Clambus pubescens

Least Concern

pulse milk-vetch

Astragalus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Pumpelly's brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Not Evaluated

Pumpkin Ash

Fraxinus profunda

Critically Endangered

Puncture-Headed Harp Ground Beetle

Ophonus puncticeps

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Purpleanther field pepperweed

Lepidium heterophyllum

Not Evaluated

Purple Chokeberry

Aronia prunifolia

Not Evaluated

Purple Crowberry

Empetrum atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Purple Dead-Nettle

Lamium purpureum

Least Concern

Purple-Hooded Orchis

Galearis spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Least Concern

purple reedgrass

Calamagrostis purpurascens

Not Evaluated

Purple Sand-Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Purple toadflax

Linaria purpurea

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Purple Viper's-bugloss

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

Purple Wendock

Brasenia schreberi

Least Concern

Purple Wild Raspberry

Rubus neglectus

Not Evaluated

Pursh's seepweed

Suaeda calceoliformis

Not Evaluated

pygmy water-lily

Nymphaea tetragona

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Saxifrage

Saxifraga umbrosa

Not Evaluated

Pyrethum daisy

Tanacetum coccineum

Not Evaluated

pyrimidal bugle

Ajuga pyramidalis

Least Concern

Quagga Mussel

Dreissena bugensis

Not Evaluated

queen devil hawkweed

Pilosella glomerata

Not Evaluated

Queen Lady'S Slipper

Cypripedium reginae

Least Concern

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