List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants

45 extinct in the wild plant species (0.1%)5702 critically endangered plant species (8.6%)10901 endangered plant species (16.4%)9673 vulnerable plant species (14.5%)4160 near threatened plant species (6.3%)30554 least concern plant species (45.9%)5371 data deficient plant species (8.1%)
Plant species (IUCN, 2023-1)
  • 66,406 extant species have been evaluated
  • 61,035 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 34,588 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 26,276 are threatened[c]
  • 174 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 129 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 45 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 569 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 48 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 5430 Vulnerable (VU) plant species.[1] 25% of all evaluated plant species are listed as Vulnerable. The IUCN also lists 244 subspecies and 235 varieties as Vulnerable. No subpopulations of plants have been evaluated by the IUCN.

For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and Critically Endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of Vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered plants, List of critically endangered plants. Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.

Additionally 1674 plant species (7.6% of those evaluated) are listed as Data Deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of Data Deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."[3]

This is a complete list of Vulnerable plant species, subspecies and varieties evaluated by the IUCN as of 2016.

Algae[edit]

Bryophytes[edit]

There are 24 bryophyte species assessed as vulnerable.

Mosses[edit]

Liverworts[edit]

Pteridophytes[edit]

There are 83 species and one subspecies of pteridophyte assessed as vulnerable.

Leptosporangiate ferns[edit]

There are 69 species in the class Polypodiopsida assessed as vulnerable.

Polypodiales[edit]

There are 61 species in the order Polypodiales assessed as vulnerable.

Dryopteridaceae[edit]
Polypodiaceae[edit]
Athyriaceae[edit]
Thelypteridaceae[edit]
Other Polypodiales species[edit]

Hymenophyllales[edit]

Cyatheales[edit]

Salviniales[edit]

Isoetopsida[edit]

Lycopodiopsida[edit]

Clubmosses and firmosses

Species

Subspecies

Gymnosperms[edit]

There are 156 species, seven subspecies, and 34 varieties of gymnosperm assessed as vulnerable.

Cycads[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Conifers[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Gnetopsida[edit]

Dicotyledons[edit]

There are 4545 species, 230 subspecies, and 197 varieties of dicotyledon assessed as vulnerable.

Piperales[edit]

There are 24 species in the order Piperales assessed as vulnerable.

Piperaceae[edit]

Chloranthaceae[edit]

Campanulales[edit]

There are 51 species and two subspecies in Campanulales assessed as vulnerable.

Campanulaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Goodeniaceae[edit]

Aristolochiales[edit]

Theales[edit]

There are 197 species, three subspecies, and nine varieties in Theales assessed as vulnerable.

Dipterocarpaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Ochnaceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Theaceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Actinidiaceae[edit]

Guttiferae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Other Theales species[edit]

Linales[edit]

Malvales[edit]

There are 114 species, 13 subspecies, and one variety in the order Malvales assessed as vulnerable.

Malvaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Sterculiaceae[edit]

Bombacaceae[edit]

Sarcolaenaceae[edit]

Tiliaceae[edit]

Elaeocarpaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Geraniales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Lecythidales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Polygalales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Santalales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Proteales[edit]

There are 26 species and one subspecies in the order Proteales assessed as vulnerable.

Proteaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Elaeagnaceae[edit]

Dipsacales[edit]

Plumbaginales[edit]

Rubiales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Violales[edit]

There are 86 species, one subspecies, and three varieties in Violales assessed as vulnerable.

Flacourtiaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Violaceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Loasaceae[edit]

Passifloraceae[edit]

Other Violales species[edit]

Euphorbiales[edit]

There are 236 species, five subspecies, and 33 varieties in Euphorbiales assessed as vulnerable.

Peraceae[edit]

Buxaceae[edit]

Euphorbiaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Laurales[edit]

There are 136 species and three varieties in the order Laurales assessed as vulnerable.

Monimiaceae[edit]

Hernandiaceae[edit]

Lauraceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Cucurbitales[edit]

There are 49 species in the order Cucurbitales assessed as vulnerable.

Begoniaceae[edit]

Cucurbitaceae[edit]

Anisophylleaceae[edit]

Ebenales[edit]

There are 226 species, eight subspecies, and five varieties in Ebenales assessed as vulnerable.

Symplocaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Sapotaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Ebenaceae[edit]

Styracaceae[edit]

Celastrales[edit]

There are 102 species, three subspecies, and ten varieties in the order Celastrales assessed as vulnerable.

Icacinaceae[edit]

Hollies[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Celastraceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Dichapetalaceae[edit]

Myrtales[edit]

There are 357 species, 13 subspecies, and 11 varieties in the order Myrtales assessed as vulnerable.

Myrtaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Melastomataceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Combretaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Thymelaeaceae[edit]

Lythraceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Onagraceae[edit]

Other Myrtales species[edit]

Sapindales[edit]

There are 345 species, ten subspecies, and 14 varieties in the order Sapindales assessed as vulnerable.

Rutaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Melianthaceae[edit]

Aceraceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Sapindaceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Staphyleaceae[edit]

Anacardiaceae[edit]

Species

Varieties

Meliaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Simaroubaceae[edit]

Burseraceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Hippocastanaceae[edit]

Asterales[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Magnoliales[edit]

There are 270 species, 55 subspecies, and 28 varieties in the order Magnoliales assessed as vulnerable.

Canellaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Winteraceae[edit]

Magnoliaceae[edit]

Species

Subspecies

Varieties

Annonaceae[edit]

Species