Colombia Plants of Colombia 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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Aa colombiana Schltr.

Colombian Corn Orchid

Orchidaceae 5 2 Observations

Abarema adenophora (Ducke) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Fabaceae 2 1 Observation

Abarema barbouriana (Standl.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Fabaceae 12 12 Observations

Abarema jupunba (Willd.) Britton & Killip

Soapwood

Fabaceae 39 11 Observations

Abarema laeta (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Fabaceae 10 10 Observations

Abarema macradenia (Pittier) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

 

Fabaceae 18 2 Observations

Abrus precatorius L.

Rosarypea

Fabaceae 329 244 Observations

Abuta grandifolia (Mart.) Sandwith

URMOM

Menispermaceae 14 10 Observations

Abuta rufescens Aubl.

 

Menispermaceae 11 6 Observations

Abutilon abutiloides (Jacq.) Garcke ex Hochr.

Shrubby Indian mallow

Malvaceae 17 17 Observations

Abutilon mollissimum (Cav.) Sweet

Sweet Abutilon

Malvaceae 11 6 Observations

Acacia baileyana F.Muell.

Bailey's acacia

Fabaceae 450 355 Observations

Acacia decurrens (J.C.Wendl.) Willd.

Green wattle

Fabaceae 31 20 Observations

Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.

Golden-rods

Fabaceae 767 577 Observations

Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.

Australian Blackwood

Fabaceae 835 574 Observations

Acacia retinodes Schltdl.

Swamp wattle

Fabaceae 1,668 1,234 Observations

Acacia verticillata (L'Hér.) Willd.

Prickly moses

Fabaceae 29 16 Observations

Acaciella villosa (Sw.) Britton & Rose

 

Fabaceae 40 3 Observations

Acaena cylindristachya Ruiz & Pav.

 

Rosaceae 27 10 Observations

Acaena elongata L.

 

Rosaceae 3 3 Observations

Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Foxtail copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 8 3 Observations

Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

Field copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 42 10 Observations

Acalypha diversifolia Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 44 9 Observations

Acalypha macrostachya Jacq.

Fire Dragon

Euphorbiaceae 106 44 Observations

Acalypha plicata Müll.Arg.

 

Euphorbiaceae 6 3 Observations

Acalypha schiedeana Schltdl.

 

Euphorbiaceae 12 1 Observation

Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

Cuban copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae 16 9 Observations

Acalypha villosa Jacq.

 

Euphorbiaceae 11 2 Observations

Acanthocereus tetragonus (L.) Hummelinck

Fairies Castle

Cactaceae 1,651 1,548 Observations

Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze

Sheepbur

Asteraceae 51 37 Observations

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Bristly starbur

Asteraceae 85 59 Observations

Achillea millefolium L.

Common yarrow

Asteraceae 23,193 19,494 Observations

Achimenes longiflora DC.

 

Gesneriaceae 14 10 Observations

Achyranthes aspera L.

অপাঙ্গ/অপামার্গ (Bangla), Chirchira/Apamarg (Hindi)

Amaranthaceae 682 449 Observations

Achyrocline lehmannii Hieron.

 

Asteraceae 3 1 Observation

Acianthera pubescens (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

 

Orchidaceae 9 5 Observations

Acineta superba (Kunth) Rchb.f.

 

Orchidaceae 1 1 Observation

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 16 5 Observations

Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

 

Melastomataceae 56 8 Observations

Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen

Brazilian cress

Asteraceae 147 114 Observations

Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen

Panicled Spot Flower

Asteraceae 8 7 Observations

Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K.Jansen

 

Asteraceae 8 4 Observations

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.

Marsh para cress

Asteraceae 48 23 Observations

Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy

Oat Grass

Poaceae 12 3 Observations

Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith

 

Arecaceae 4 2 Observations

Acrostichum aureum L.

Leather fern

Pteridaceae 124 95 Observations

Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.

Inland leatherfern

Pteridaceae 5 2 Observations

Actinostemon concolor (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.

 

Euphorbiaceae 7 3 Observations

Adelia triloba (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.

 

Euphorbiaceae 28 4 Observations

Adelobotrys adscendens Triana

 

Melastomataceae 72 4 Observations

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