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Brazil

South America · South America

Total Species
4332
Threatened
233
CR + EN + VU
Population
212.559.409
Area
8.515.767 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 33
Endangered 84
Vulnerable 116
Near Threatened 96
Least Concern 1219
Data Deficient 73
Not Evaluated 2675
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

capim-calandrini

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

capim-cameroon

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

capim-catinga

Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Not Evaluated

capim-catingueiro

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

capim-cheiroso

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

capim-chorão

Eragrostis curvula

Not Evaluated

capim-chorão

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão

Digitaria bicornis

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

capim-colchão

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão-fino

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Capim Colombia

Axonopus scoparius

Least Concern

capim-colonião

Megathyrsus maximus

Least Concern

capim-comprido

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

capim-coquerinho

Eustachys retusa

Not Evaluated

capim-corrente

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

capim-da-abissínia

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

capim-da-cidade

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

capim-d'água

Paspalum repens

Least Concern

capim-da-praia

Cenchrus nervosus

Not Evaluated

capim-das-pampas

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

capim-das-roças

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

capim-de-batatais

Paspalum intermedium

Not Evaluated

capim-de-canário

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

capim-de-cheiro

Cymbopogon nardus

Not Evaluated

capim-de-cheiro

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

capim-de-mula

Paspalum conspersum

Not Evaluated

capim-de-são-paulo

Urochloa plantaginea

Not Evaluated

capim-do-campo

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

capim-doce

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

capim-dos-pomares

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

capim-galinha

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

capim-gambá

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

capim-gigante

Tripsacum dactyloides

Not Evaluated

capim-guatemala

Tripsacum laxum

Least Concern

capim-italiano

Cenchrus americanus

Extinct

capim-jaraguá

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

capim-lanudo

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

capim-limão

Cymbopogon martini

Not Evaluated

capim-limão

Cymbopogon flexuosus

Not Evaluated

capim-macho

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

capim-marmelada

Urochloa platyphylla

Not Evaluated

capim-massambará

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

capim-mimoso

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

capim-mimoso

Panicum capillare

Not Evaluated

capim-navalha

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

capim-nilo

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

capim-pangola

Digitaria eriantha

Not Evaluated

capim-pavão

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

capim-pé-de-galinha

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

capim-rabo-de-gato

Setaria viridis

Near Threatened

capim-rabo-de-raposa

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

capim-roseta

Cenchrus brownii

Not Evaluated

capim-roseta

Cenchrus myosuroides

Not Evaluated

capim-roseta

Cenchrus tribuloides

Least Concern

capim-sanduva

Paspalum pauciciliatum

Not Evaluated

capim-sapé

Imperata brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

capim-tef

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

capim-timóteo

Phleum pratense

Least Concern

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