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Chile

South America · South America

Total Species
1166
Threatened
93
CR + EN + VU
Population
19.116.209
Area
756.102 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 28
Vulnerable 40
Near Threatened 50
Least Concern 447
Data Deficient 34
Not Evaluated 518
Extinct 15

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 741
Animalia 372
Fungi 48
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chile

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Wall Screw-moss

Tortula muralis

Least Concern

Adherent Bristle-grass

Setaria adhaerens

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Medusahead

Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Common mediterranean grass

Schismus barbatus

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Yellow wall bedstraw

Galium murale

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Yellow bird's-foot

Ornithopus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Slender bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus angustissimus

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Boccone's sandspurry

Spergularia bocconei

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Argentinian crabgrass

Digitaria aequiglumis

Not Evaluated

wild cane

Gynerium sagittatum

Not Evaluated

Sacramento burbark

Triumfetta semitriloba

Least Concern

Blousel Blommetjie

Commelina erecta

Least Concern

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Short-Leaved Water-Starwort

Callitriche truncata

Near Threatened

gowen-cypress

Cupressus goveniana

Endangered

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

oval purse

Hornungia procumbens

Not Evaluated

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

Yerba porosa

Porophyllum ruderale

Not Evaluated

Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

African payal

Salvinia auriculata

Not Evaluated

Two-spined Acaena

Acaena ovalifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Southwest wild carrot

Daucus pusillus

Least Concern

Broadleaf rush

Juncus planifolius

Not Evaluated

Smooth Flat Sedge

Cyperus laevigatus

Least Concern

Arctic arnica

Arnica angustifolia

Near Threatened

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