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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 253
Data Deficient 43
Not Evaluated 106
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Common barley

Hordeum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Colonial bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Absinth Sagewort

Artemisia absinthium

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Least Concern

Common Lamb'S-Quarters

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Cheeseweed mallow

Malva parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

Bee Plant

Borago officinalis

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

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

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Balm

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

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