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Chile

South America · South America

Total Species
1166
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
19.116.209
Area
756.102 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 24
Vulnerable 39
Near Threatened 48
Least Concern 451
Data Deficient 34
Not Evaluated 520
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 741
Animalia 372
Fungi 48
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chile

Caper Spurge

Euphorbia lathyris

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Gray Bog Sedge

Carex canescens

Least Concern

Common Spike-Rush

Eleocharis palustris

Least Concern

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila

Least Concern

Slender oat

Avena barbata

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Bulbous Bluegrass

Poa bulbosa

Near Threatened

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Poverty brome

Bromus sterilis

Least Concern

Bristly dogstail grass

Cynosurus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Common heathgrass

Danthonia decumbens

Near Threatened

Dense Silky-bent

Apera interrupta

Near Threatened

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Bastard Scotch Thistle

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Capeweed

Arctotheca calendula

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Downy Safflower

Carthamus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Yellow Hawkweed

Tolpis barbata

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Least Concern

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Night-scented Stock

Matthiola longipetala

Not Evaluated

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Least Concern

Iceland-Purslane

Koenigia islandica

Near Threatened

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

Glaucantha Bluegrass

Poa glauca

Least Concern

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

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