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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.

Balsam fir

Pinaceae 637 539 Observations

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.

Grand fir

Pinaceae 8 5 Observations

Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Subalpine fir

Pinaceae 120 100 Observations

Abronia latifolia Eschsch.

Coastal sand verbena

Nyctaginaceae 170 166 Observations

Abronia umbellata Lam.

Pink sand verbena

Nyctaginaceae 126 117 Observations

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Velvetleaf

Malvaceae 1,801 1,407 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Hispid starbur

Asteraceae 88 53 Observations

Acer campestre L.

Field Maple

Aceraceae 11,605 9,275 Observations

Acer circinatum Pursh

Vine maple

Aceraceae 262 229 Observations

Acer ginnala Maxim.

Amur maple

Aceraceae 35 26 Observations

Acer glabrum Torr.

Rocky Mountain maple

Aceraceae 108 102 Observations

Acer japonicum Thurb.

Amur maple

Aceraceae 10 10 Observations

Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Bigleaf maple

Aceraceae 755 685 Observations

Acer negundo L.

Boxelder

Aceraceae 9,825 7,398 Observations

Acer palmatum Thunb.

Japanese maple

Aceraceae 7,892 6,714 Observations

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Striped maple

Aceraceae 588 531 Observations

Acer platanoides L.

Norway maple

Aceraceae 10,394 8,071 Observations

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Sycamore maple

Aceraceae 13,269 10,621 Observations

Acer rubrum L.

Red maple

Aceraceae 4,153 3,517 Observations

Acer saccharinum L.

Sugar Maple

Aceraceae 4,845 3,838 Observations

Acer saccharum Marshall

Sugar maple

Aceraceae 432 309 Observations

Acer spicatum Lam.

Mountain maple

Aceraceae 238 222 Observations

Achillea alpina L.

Chinese yarrow

Asteraceae 3 2 Observations

Achillea distans Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Alps yarrow

Asteraceae 780 611 Observations

Achillea filipendulina Lam.

Fernleaf yarrow

Asteraceae 3,169 2,488 Observations

Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Asteraceae 21,045 17,853 Observations

Achillea pannonica Scheele

Yarrow

Asteraceae 9 6 Observations

Achillea ptarmica L.

Sneezewort

Asteraceae 1,719 1,333 Observations

Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.

Sweet after death

Berberidaceae 26 24 Observations

Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy

Basil thyme

Lamiaceae 14 8 Observations

Aconitum columbianum Nutt.

Columbian monkshood

Ranunculaceae 139 125 Observations

Aconitum lycoctonum L.

Monkshood

Ranunculaceae 1,926 1,372 Observations

Aconitum napellus L.

Monkshood

Ranunculaceae 4,263 3,279 Observations

Aconitum variegatum L.

Manchurian monkshood

Ranunculaceae 237 190 Observations

Acorus calamus L.

Calamus

Acoraceae 315 266 Observations

Actaea elata (Nutt.) Prantl

Tall bugbane

Ranunculaceae 6 6 Observations

Actaea pachypoda Elliott

White baneberry

Ranunculaceae 555 480 Observations

Actaea racemosa L.

Black baneberry

Ranunculaceae 290 228 Observations

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Red baneberry

Ranunculaceae 476 418 Observations

Adenocaulon bicolor Hook.

American trailplant

Asteraceae 99 81 Observations

Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Common maidenhair

Pteridaceae 2,167 1,873 Observations

Adiantum pedatum L.

Northern maidenhair

Pteridaceae 377 356 Observations

Adonis annua L.

Blooddrops

Ranunculaceae 561 382 Observations

Adoxa moschatellina L.

Muskroot

Adoxaceae 460 335 Observations

Aegopodium podagraria L.

Ground Elder

Apiaceae 6,937 5,558 Observations

Aesculus glabra Willd.

Ohio buckeye

Hippocastanaceae 500 396 Observations

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Common Horse-chestnut

Hippocastanaceae 10,320 7,936 Observations

Aesculus pavia L.

Red buckeye

Hippocastanaceae 1,029 777 Observations

Aethusa cynapium L.

Fool's parsley

Apiaceae 855 557 Observations

Agalinis aspera (Douglas ex Benth.) Britton

Tall false foxglove

Scrophulariaceae 1 1 Observation

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