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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
237
CR + EN + VU
Population
212559409
Area
8515767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 34
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 117
Near Threatened 97
Least Concern 1214
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2647
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2837
Chromista 638
Fungi 463
Protozoa 221
Animalia 171
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Brazil

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

tucum palm

Astrocaryum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Fodder Pea

Lathyrus annuus

Not Evaluated

Brookweed

Samolus valerandi

Least Concern

broom weed

Sida ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

Flowerpot Parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Florida Spruce Pine

Pinus clausa

Least Concern

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

tufted rock beardless moss

Gymnostomum aeruginosum

Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

Laccaria tortilis

Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

brown-stringy-bark

Eucalyptus capitellata

Near Threatened

Tusilla

Dorstenia contrajerva

Not Evaluated

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

Brown-topped Stringybark

Eucalyptus obliqua

Near Threatened

Ochre Spreading Tooth

Steccherinum ochraceum

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Turkey-Tail

Trametes versicolor

Least Concern

Buckhorn

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

pepper-elder

Piper amalago

Not Evaluated

Turk's-cap cactus

Melocactus violaceus

Vulnerable

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

Long john

Triplaris weigeltiana

Least Concern

umari-sauvage

Poraqueiba guianensis

Not Evaluated

umkokolo

Dovyalis caffra

Least Concern

Small Flowered Habenaria

Habenaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Horned Bladderwort

Utricularia cornuta

Least Concern

Crack Open

Casearia decandra

Least Concern

floating fern

Ceratopteris pteridoides

Not Evaluated

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Urucuri palm

Attalea phalerata

Least Concern

Uruguayan pampas grass

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

vanilla

Vanilla tahitensis

Not Evaluated

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

variegate-ginger

Alpinia vittata

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

vegetable-hummingbird

Sesbania grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

velvetleaf

Cissampelos pareira

Least Concern

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

Velvet Rollrim

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Vermilion Waxcap

Hygrocybe miniata

Least Concern

Cranberry-myrtle

Myrteola nummularia

Not Evaluated

Vilevine

Philodendron hederaceum

Least Concern

Violaceous Fairy Club

Clavaria zollingeri

Vulnerable

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

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