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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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Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.

American silver Fir

Pinaceae 769 634 Observations

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.

Grand fir

Pinaceae 25 16 Observations

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Subalpine fir

Pinaceae 151 118 Observations

Abronia latifolia Eschsch.

Coastal sand verbena

Nyctaginaceae 171 167 Observations

Abronia umbellata Lam.

Pink sand verbena

Nyctaginaceae 133 122 Observations

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 2,399 1,880 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Hispid starbur

Asteraceae 99 63 Observations

Acer campestre L.

Field Maple

Aceraceae 14,355 11,474 Observations

Acer circinatum Pursh

Vine maple

Aceraceae 303 264 Observations

Acer ginnala Maxim.

Amur maple

Aceraceae 103 73 Observations

Acer glabrum Torr.

Rocky Mountain maple

Aceraceae 123 112 Observations

Acer japonicum Thurb.

Amur maple

Aceraceae 28 26 Observations

Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Bigleaf maple

Aceraceae 833 745 Observations

Acer negundo L.

Boxelder

Aceraceae 11,928 8,947 Observations

Acer nigrum Michx. f.

Black maple

Aceraceae 4 1 Observation

Acer palmatum Thunb.

Japanese maple

Aceraceae 9,444 7,985 Observations

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Striped maple

Aceraceae 642 578 Observations

Acer platanoides L.

Norway maple

Aceraceae 12,219 9,537 Observations

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Sycamore maple

Aceraceae 15,898 12,619 Observations

Acer rubrum L.

Red maple

Aceraceae 4,828 4,045 Observations

Acer saccharinum L.

Silver maple

Aceraceae 6,135 4,813 Observations

Acer saccharum Marshall

Sugar maple

Aceraceae 788 565 Observations

Acer spicatum Lam.

Mountain maple

Aceraceae 292 260 Observations

Achillea alpina L.

Chinese yarrow

Asteraceae 8 6 Observations

Achillea distans Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Alps yarrow

Asteraceae 1,311 1,062 Observations

Achillea filipendulina Lam.

Fernleaf yarrow

Asteraceae 4,018 3,173 Observations

Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Asteraceae 22,994 19,322 Observations

Achillea pannonica Scheele

Yarrow

Asteraceae 14 10 Observations

Achillea ptarmica L.

Sneezewort

Asteraceae 2,333 1,811 Observations

Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.

Sweet after death

Berberidaceae 41 36 Observations

Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy

Basil thyme

Lamiaceae 16 10 Observations

Aconitum columbianum Nutt.

Columbian monkshood

Ranunculaceae 158 137 Observations

Aconitum lycoctonum L.

Monkshood

Ranunculaceae 2,435 1,758 Observations

Aconitum napellus L.

Monkshood

Ranunculaceae 5,321 4,119 Observations

Aconitum variegatum L.

Manchurian monkshood

Ranunculaceae 392 294 Observations

Acorus calamus L.

Sweet-flag

Acoraceae 407 336 Observations

Actaea elata (Nutt.) Prantl

Tall bugbane

Ranunculaceae 13 11 Observations

Actaea pachypoda Elliott

White baneberry

Ranunculaceae 646 550 Observations

Actaea racemosa L.

Black cohosh

Ranunculaceae 409 312 Observations

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Red baneberry

Ranunculaceae 593 509 Observations

Adenocaulon bicolor Hook.

American trailplant

Asteraceae 118 95 Observations

Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Maidenhair Fern

Pteridaceae 2,585 2,229 Observations

Adiantum pedatum L.

Northern maidenhair

Pteridaceae 441 401 Observations

Adonis annua L.

Blooddrops

Ranunculaceae 604 414 Observations

Adoxa moschatellina L.

Muskroot

Adoxaceae 496 364 Observations

Aegopodium podagraria L.

Ground Elder

Apiaceae 8,511 6,787 Observations

Aesculus glabra Willd.

Ohio buckeye

Hippocastanaceae 618 487 Observations

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Common Horse-chestnut

Hippocastanaceae 12,080 9,272 Observations

Aesculus pavia L.

Red buckeye

Hippocastanaceae 1,285 978 Observations

Aethusa cynapium L.

Fool's parsley

Apiaceae 1,147 773 Observations

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