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Ecuador

South America · South America

Total Species
2522
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
17643060
Area
276841 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 2085
Plantae 435
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ecuador

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

wild celery

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Carex muricata

Near Threatened

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Gray Clubawn Grass

Corynephorus canescens

Endangered

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

American Burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Not Evaluated

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Hardy fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Chia

Salvia hispanica

Not Evaluated

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