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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

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

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

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

oval purse

Hornungia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Not Evaluated

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Slenderleaf iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

Cyperus haspan

Least Concern

Texas Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos texanus

Least Concern

Chinese-laurel

Antidesma bunius

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

Delicate Earth-moss

Pseudephemerum nitidum

Endangered

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

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Longflowered veldtgrass

Ehrharta longiflora

Not Evaluated

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Dumortier's Liverwort

Dumortiera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

toothcup

Ammannia latifolia

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Eye Bright

Heliotropium angiospermum

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

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