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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet

Hairy Indian mallow

Malvaceae 157 101 Observations

Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet

Indian abutilon

Malvaceae 137 86 Observations

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 1,801 1,407 Observations

Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze

Prairie acacia

Fabaceae 48 38 Observations

Acacia ataxacantha DC.

Flame thorn

Fabaceae 22 8 Observations

Acacia dealbata Link

Mimosa

Fabaceae 3,514 2,755 Observations

Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Y. Sjöstedt

Whistling Thorn

Fabaceae 4 2 Observations

Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne

Desert acacia

Fabaceae 18 6 Observations

Acacia erythrocalyx Brenan

 

Fabaceae 2 1 Observation

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Sweet acacia

Fabaceae 679 442 Observations

Acacia gourmaensis A. Chev.

 

Fabaceae 9 3 Observations

Acacia hockii De Wild.

Kansanyiña

Fabaceae 29 18 Observations

Acacia karroo Hayne

Karroothorn

Fabaceae 244 146 Observations

Acacia macrostachya Rchb. ex DC.

 

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Acacia mangium Willd.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 125 81 Observations

Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 640 339 Observations

Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.

Australian blackwood

Fabaceae 7 3 Observations

Acacia pycnantha Benth.

Australian golden wattle

Fabaceae 184 131 Observations

Acacia rehmanniana Schinz

Acacia

Fabaceae 1 1 Observation

Acacia retinodes Schltdl.

Swamp wattle

Fabaceae 1,181 855 Observations

Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L. Wendl.

Orange wattle

Fabaceae 19 12 Observations

Acacia thomasii Harms

 

Fabaceae 35 9 Observations

Acacia xanthophloea Benth.

Fevertree

Fabaceae 57 33 Observations

Acalypha amentacea Roxb.

Match-me-if-you-can

Euphorbiaceae 5 3 Observations

Acalypha ciliata Forssk.

 

Euphorbiaceae 3 1 Observation

Acalypha crenata Hochst. ex A. Rich.

 

Euphorbiaceae 34 16 Observations

Acalypha hispida Burm. f.

Chenilleplant

Euphorbiaceae 44 20 Observations

Acalypha racemosa Baill.

 

Euphorbiaceae 7 2 Observations

Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum (Coss. & Durieu) Rothm.

 

Plantaginaceae 22 8 Observations

Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze

Sheepbur

Asteraceae 35 30 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly starbur

Asteraceae 88 53 Observations

Acanthus eminens C.B. Clarke

 

Acanthaceae 9 4 Observations

Acanthus sennii Chiov.

Bear’s breeches

Acanthaceae 1 1 Observation

Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Asteraceae 21,045 17,853 Observations

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Pig's knee

Amaranthaceae 3 3 Observations

Acmella caulirhiza Delile

Aaku Mella (ఆకు మెల్ల)

Asteraceae 82 51 Observations

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.

Marsh para cress

Asteraceae 23 12 Observations

Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd

Bushman's-poison

Apocynaceae 37 14 Observations

Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf.

Arrow-poison Tree

Apocynaceae 29 12 Observations

Acrachne racemosa (Roem. & Schult.) Ohwi

Goosegrass

Poaceae 1 1 Observation

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Arn.

Korangatti

Fabaceae 6 3 Observations

Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy

Arrocillo

Poaceae 12 3 Observations

Acrostichum aureum L.

Leather fern

Pteridaceae 97 75 Observations

Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link

Ray Fern

Pteridaceae 13 13 Observations

Adansonia digitata L.

Baobab Tree

Malvaceae 361 223 Observations

Adenanthera pavonina L.

Coralwood

Fabaceae 158 97 Observations

Adenia spinosa Burtt Davy

Spiny greenstem

Passifloraceae 1 1 Observation

Adenia volkensii Harms

Kiliambiti

Passifloraceae 44 23 Observations

Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch

Impala-lily

Apocynaceae 318 276 Observations

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

Desert-rose

Apocynaceae 2,552 2,211 Observations

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