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Cuba

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
973
Threatened
29
CR + EN + VU
Population
11,326,616
Area
109,884 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 11
Vulnerable 13
Near Threatened 8
Least Concern 335
Data Deficient 16
Not Evaluated 248
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 907
Animalia 65
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cuba

virility-vine

Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Least Concern

Dotleaf Waterlily

Nymphaea ampla

Not Evaluated

Florida bitterbush

Picramnia pentandra

Least Concern

black-calabash

Amphitecna latifolia

Least Concern

Manatee Grass

Syringodium filiforme

Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

Tillandsia utriculata

Near Threatened

banded airplant

Tillandsia flexuosa

Least Concern

pine fern

Anemia adiantifolia

Least Concern

Peelbark St. John'S Wort

Hypericum fasciculatum

Least Concern

Beach-tea

Croton punctatus

Least Concern

Coastal beach sandmat

Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia

Least Concern

Foxtail Clubmoss

Lycopodiella alopecuroides

Data Deficient

Globe beaksedge

Rhynchospora globularis

Least Concern

Bullgrass

Cyperus planifolius

Least Concern

Baldwin's Flatsedge

Cyperus croceus

Least Concern

eared spleenwort

Asplenium erosum

Least Concern

Red Wood

Coccoloba swartzii

Vulnerable

Bead Grass

Paspalum dissectum

Least Concern

shore grass

Distichlis littoralis

Data Deficient

Longawn Muhly

Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Least Concern

Havana snakeroot

Ageratina havanensis

Least Concern

Silverling Groundsel Bush

Baccharis glomeruliflora

Least Concern

Wavyleaf Thoroughwort

Chromolaena sinuata

Least Concern

Tea Banker

Pectis caymanensis

Least Concern

sea amyris

Amyris elemifera

Least Concern

Bay-rush

Zamia integrifolia

Near Threatened

wedge leaf-flower

Phyllanthus orbicularis

Least Concern

Bahama maidenbush

Heterosavia bahamensis

Least Concern

cedro macho

Hieronyma clusioides

Not Evaluated

Cork Palm

Microcycas calocoma

Critically Endangered

Cubam palm

Copernicia hospita

Least Concern

thatch palm

Coccothrinax crinita

Critically Endangered

miragua palm

Coccothrinax miraguama

Least Concern

Hispaniola palmetto

Sabal domingensis

Endangered

Elliot's Yelloweyed Grass

Xyris elliottii

Least Concern

Bahama Stopper

Mosiera longipes

Near Threatened

Choaky Berry

Eugenia axillaris

Least Concern

bamboovine

Smilax laurifolia

Vulnerable

Duppy Gourd

Cionosicys pomiformis

Least Concern

Beach Creeper

Ernodea littoralis

Least Concern

Bahama Wild Coffee

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Least Concern

Princewood

Exostema caribaeum

Least Concern

Carolina willow

Salix caroliniana

Least Concern

Cockspur

Xylosma buxifolia

Least Concern

Rockland Morning Glory

Ipomoea tenuissima

Endangered

Sintenis' holly

Ilex obcordata

Least Concern

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Least Concern

Clinging Snakefern

Microgramma heterophylla

Least Concern

needleroot airplant orchid

Dendrophylax porrectus

Vulnerable

palmpolly

Dendrophylax lindenii

Vulnerable

forest johnnyberry

Miconia calycina

Vulnerable

Coast Indigo

Indigofera miniata

Least Concern

Everglades Key pencil-flower

Stylosanthes calcicola

Not Evaluated

giant sensitive-plant

Mimosa diplotricha

Least Concern

Senna

Tephrosia senna

Not Evaluated

Devil's Shoestring

Tephrosia angustissima

Endangered

pasionaria de cercas

Passiflora berteroana

Not Evaluated

Karata

Furcraea tuberosa

Least Concern

Christmasberry

Lycium carolinianum

Least Concern

canker-berry

Solanum bahamense

Least Concern

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