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Mexico

North America · Central America

Total Species
1109
Threatened
245
CR + EN + VU
Population
128 932 753
Area
1 964 375 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 84
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 312
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 482
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 547
Plantae 506
Chromista 51
Bacteria 3
Fungi 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mexico

mousetail

Myosurus apetalus

Least Concern

Wayside Pepperwort

Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Not Evaluated

Hoary Stock

Matthiola incana

Not Evaluated

Tahitian gooseberry tree

Phyllanthus acidus

Not Evaluated

sorrel wild buckwheat

Eriogonum polycladon

Extinct

Coast Fescue

Festuca elmeri

Least Concern

giant turpentine grass

Cymbopogon nardus

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Compact brome

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Australian saltbush

Atriplex semibaccata

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

Common Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum

Not Evaluated

Nit grass

Gastridium phleoides

Not Evaluated

Thatching grass

Hyparrhenia hirta

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Devil'S Darning Needles

Clematis virginiana

Not Evaluated

Wilman lovegrass

Eragrostis superba

Not Evaluated

western wallflower

Erysimum asperum

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Sudangrass

Sorghum drummondii

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Tambuki grass

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Lomentaria hakodatensis

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

American Wintercress

Barbarea orthoceras

Not Evaluated

giant timber bamboo

Bambusa oldhamii

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

Sea fig

Carpobrotus chilensis

Not Evaluated

Pinewoods fingergrass

Eustachys petraea

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Bahia lovegrass

Eragrostis bahiensis

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

yellow thatching grass

Hyperthelia dissoluta

Not Evaluated

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

African lovegrass

Eragrostis echinochloidea

Not Evaluated

Small carpgrass

Arthraxon hispidus

Not Evaluated

leather-flower

Clematis viorna

Not Evaluated

spread yellow cress

Rorippa sinuata

Not Evaluated

cut-leaved tansy mustard

Descurainia incisa

Not Evaluated

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