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Cuba

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
973
Threatened
41
CR + EN + VU
Population
11.326.616
Area
109.884 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 9
Endangered 16
Vulnerable 16
Near Threatened 12
Least Concern 429
Data Deficient 21
Not Evaluated 457
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 907
Animalia 65
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cuba

Cuban purslane

Portulaca biloba

Endangered

Simpleleaf bushweed

Flueggea acidoton

Least Concern

Carolina Yellow-Eyed-Grass

Xyris caroliniana

Critically Endangered

Umbrella Indian Mallow

Pseudabutilon umbellatum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf ayenia

Ayenia insulicola

Not Evaluated

Spreading fanpetals

Sida abutilifolia

Least Concern

Jamaican Fanpetals

Sida jamaicensis

Not Evaluated

cowbush

Helicteres jamaicensis

Least Concern

Smooth honeytree

Casearia nitida

Least Concern

Dahoon

Ilex cassine

Least Concern

jagleaf junglefern

Megalastrum subincisum

Not Evaluated

Puerto Rico Creepingfer

Bolbitis portoricensis

Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

Microgramma piloselloides

Least Concern

Resurrection Fern

Pleopeltis polypodioides

Least Concern

Gulf Graytwig

Schoepfia schreberi

Least Concern

Johnnyberry

Miconia bicolor

Least Concern

Shineseed

Rousselia humilis

Least Concern

Wright's waternymph

Najas wrightiana

Endangered

Species code: Tt

Thalassia testudinum

Least Concern

Low rattlebox

Crotalaria pumila

Least Concern

Wild Tamarind

Lysiloma latisiliquum

Least Concern

sensitive joint-vetch

Aeschynomene virginica

Extinct

Florida fishpoison tree

Piscidia piscipula

Least Concern

virility-vine

Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Least Concern

Dotleaf Waterlily

Nymphaea ampla

Not Evaluated

Florida bitterbush

Picramnia pentandra

Least Concern

black-calabash

Amphitecna latifolia

Least Concern

Manatee Grass

Syringodium filiforme

Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

Tillandsia utriculata

Near Threatened

banded airplant

Tillandsia flexuosa

Least Concern

pine fern

Anemia adiantifolia

Least Concern

Peelbark St. John'S Wort

Hypericum fasciculatum

Least Concern

Beach-tea

Croton punctatus

Least Concern

Coastal beach sandmat

Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia

Least Concern

Foxtail Clubmoss

Lycopodiella alopecuroides

Data Deficient

Globe beaksedge

Rhynchospora globularis

Least Concern

Bullgrass

Cyperus planifolius

Least Concern

Baldwin's Flatsedge

Cyperus croceus

Least Concern

eared spleenwort

Asplenium erosum

Least Concern

Red Wood

Coccoloba swartzii

Vulnerable

Bead Grass

Paspalum dissectum

Least Concern

shore grass

Distichlis littoralis

Data Deficient

Longawn Muhly

Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Least Concern

Havana snakeroot

Ageratina havanensis

Least Concern

Silverling Groundsel Bush

Baccharis glomeruliflora

Least Concern

Wavyleaf Thoroughwort

Chromolaena sinuata

Least Concern

Tea Banker

Pectis caymanensis

Least Concern

sea amyris

Amyris elemifera

Least Concern

Bay-rush

Zamia integrifolia

Near Threatened

wedge leaf-flower

Phyllanthus orbicularis

Least Concern

Bahama maidenbush

Heterosavia bahamensis

Least Concern

cedro macho

Hieronyma clusioides

Not Evaluated

Cork Palm

Microcycas calocoma

Critically Endangered

Cubam palm

Copernicia hospita

Least Concern

thatch palm

Coccothrinax crinita

Critically Endangered

miragua palm

Coccothrinax miraguama

Least Concern

Hispaniola palmetto

Sabal domingensis

Endangered

Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris elliottii

Least Concern

Bahama Stopper

Mosiera longipes

Near Threatened

Choaky Berry

Eugenia axillaris

Least Concern

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