Central America Plants of Costa Rica Explore

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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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Aralia humilis Cav.

Arizona spikenard

Araliaceae 4 4 Observations

Dendropanax alberti-smithii Nevling

 

Araliaceae 2 1 Observation

Dendropanax arboreus (L.) Decne. & Planch.

Potato-wood

Araliaceae 117 24 Observations

Dendropanax caucanus (Harms) Harms

 

Araliaceae 6 1 Observation

Dendropanax gonatopodus (Donn. Sm.) A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 14 3 Observations

Dendropanax querceti Donn. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 5 1 Observation

Dendropanax sessiliflorus (Standl. & A.C. Sm.) A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 5 1 Observation

Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam.

Largeleaf pennywort

Araliaceae 45 28 Observations

Hydrocotyle bowlesioides Mathias & Constance

Largeleaf marshpennywort

Araliaceae 7 4 Observations

Hydrocotyle leucocephala Cham. & Schltdl.

Brazilian pennywort

Araliaceae 67 34 Observations

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f.

Floating pennywort

Araliaceae 82 78 Observations

Hydrocotyle umbellata L.

Water pennywort

Araliaceae 55 42 Observations

Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb.

Whorled marsh pennywort

Araliaceae 439 377 Observations

Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.

 

Araliaceae 60 24 Observations

Oreopanax donnell-smithii Standl.

 

Araliaceae 9 1 Observation

Oreopanax echinops (Schltdl. & Cham.) Decne. & Planch.

 

Araliaceae 10 4 Observations

Oreopanax oerstedianus Marchal

 

Araliaceae 3 1 Observation

Oreopanax striatus M.J. Cannon & Cannon

 

Araliaceae 7 1 Observation

Oreopanax vestitus A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 8 2 Observations

Oreopanax xalapensis (Kunth) Decne. & Planch.

 

Araliaceae 12 2 Observations

Schefflera brenesii A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 8 4 Observations

Schefflera nicaraguensis (Standl.) A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 22 4 Observations

Schefflera robusta (A.C. Sm.) A.C. Sm.

 

Araliaceae 5 1 Observation