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El Salvador

North America · Central America

Total Species
265
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
6.486.201
Area
21.041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 118
Not Evaluated 138
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 257
Animalia 8

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in El Salvador

mentrasto

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

mentruz

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

odontonema

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

paina-de-seda

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Pardal-comum

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

pasto-chato

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

pato-real

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Pau-de-balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

pimenta-da-jamaica

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

pimenta-longa

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

pinhão-branco

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Columba livia

Least Concern

rincão

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

rivina

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

saboeiro

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-Coral

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

samaúma

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

sapoti

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

sete-sangrias

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

sorgo-bravo

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

talaceiro

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

trepadeira-doce-amarga

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

vassoura-de-botão

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

verbesina

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

West Indian sage

Salvia occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Low Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Not Evaluated

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

cabbage-star

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Not Evaluated

Arrasa con todo

Gomphrena serrata

Not Evaluated

Yellow leafbract

Malachra alceifolia

Not Evaluated

Trumpet tree

Cecropia obtusifolia

Least Concern

Tropical burnweed

Erechtites valerianifolius

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

palm fern

Blechnum appendiculatum

Not Evaluated

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