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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
168
CR + EN + VU
Population
17 643 060
Area
276 841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 47
Vulnerable 107
Near Threatened 116
Least Concern 1718
Data Deficient 67
Not Evaluated 355
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

Common Violet

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

Garden Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Not Evaluated

Carpenter Weed

Prunella vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

white ramping-fumitory

Fumaria capreolata

Near Threatened

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Coliseum-Ivy

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

Glandular Plantain

Plantago afra

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Plantain

Plantago major

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

River Maple

Acer saccharinum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Bokhara Clover

Melilotus albus

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Tiny vetch

Vicia hirsuta

Least Concern

Indian Pea

Lathyrus sativus

Not Evaluated

Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

slender suckling clover

Trifolium micranthum

Not Evaluated

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

Aquilegia vulgaris

Least Concern

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

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