List of recently extinct plants explained

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 extinct species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinct in the wild subspecies, and four extinct varieties of plant.^{[1] [2]}

Algae

Extinct species:

• Vanvoorstia bennettiana, Bennett's seaweed

Possibly extinct species:

• Galaxaura barbata
• Phycodrina elegans

Bryophytes

There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN.

Mosses

Extinct species:

• Flabellidium spinosum
• Neomacounia nitida

Pteridophytes

Extinct species:

• Adiantum lianxianense
• Dryopteris ascensionis

Possibly extinct species:Extinct in the wild species

• Diplazium laffanianum, Governor Laffan's fern

Gymnosperms

Possibly extinct species:Extinct in the wild species:

Dicotyledons

Extinct species:

Possibly extinct species:Extinct in the wild species:Possibly extinct in the wild species:Extinct subspecies:Extinct in the wild subspecies:

• Cyanea superba subsp. superba

Extinct varieties:

Monocotyledons

Extinct species:Possibly extinct species:Extinct in the wild species:Possibly extinct in the wild species:

• Costus vinosus

Extinct varieties

• Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis

See also

• List of least concern plants
• List of near threatened plants
• List of vulnerable plants
• List of endangered plants
• List of critically endangered plants
• List of data deficient plants

Notes and References

1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2016-2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.
2. Web site: Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.