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Argentina

South America · South America

Total Species
595
Threatened
31
CR + EN + VU
Population
45 195 777
Area
2 780 400 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 13
Vulnerable 13
Near Threatened 22
Least Concern 204
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 318
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 408
Animalia 170
Chromista 13
Fungi 3
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Argentina

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Smallflower tamarisk

Tamarix parviflora

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Common mediterranean grass

Schismus barbatus

Not Evaluated

Carolina Lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea

Not Evaluated

Annual Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Blue hound's tongue

Cynoglossum creticum

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf Mint

Mentha rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Five-stamen tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Not Evaluated

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Catchfly

Silene antirrhina

Not Evaluated

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Near Threatened

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Manna gum

Eucalyptus viminalis

Near Threatened

Red ironbark

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Least Concern

Blue Toadflax

Nuttallanthus canadensis

Not Evaluated

European seaheath

Frankenia pulverulenta

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

oval purse

Hornungia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Slenderleaf iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

camphor daisy

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

Nevada bulrush

Amphiscirpus nevadensis

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Blackberry, Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Scaly Hawkbit

Hedypnois cretica

Not Evaluated

oak-leaf datura

Datura quercifolia

Not Evaluated

Hairy rupturewort

Herniaria cinerea

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

large-seed dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Not Evaluated

Ridged goosefoot

Chenopodium carnosulum

Not Evaluated

Early Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis verna

Not Evaluated

Arabian schismus

Schismus arabicus

Not Evaluated

Brassica Powdery Mildew

Erysiphe cruciferarum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Poinsettia Powdery Mildew

Leveillula taurica

Not Evaluated

Puccinia lagenophorae

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Didymo

Didymosphenia geminatum

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

Crucifer White Blister

Albugo candida

Not Evaluated

Ectocarpus siliculosus

Least Concern

Cutleria multifida

Least Concern

Dictyota dichotoma

Vulnerable

Ceratium furcoides

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

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