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El Salvador

North America · Central America

Total Species
265
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
6,486,201
Area
21,041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 257
Animalia 8

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in El Salvador

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Heteranthera reniformis

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Longbeak rattlebox

Crotalaria longirostrata

Least Concern

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican flamevine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mohintli

Justicia spicigera

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

palm fern

Blechnum appendiculatum

Not Evaluated

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pink poui

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

Plantain signalgrass

Urochloa plantaginea

Not Evaluated

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Prairie Acacia

Acaciella angustissima

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Princess vine

Cissus verticillata

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

purple-malva

Fleischmannia pratensis

Not Evaluated

Purple mombin

Spondias purpurea

Least Concern

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

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