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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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Agave americana L.

Agave

Asparagaceae 5,647 5,060 Observations

Agave sisalana Perrine

Sisal hemp

Asparagaceae 536 416 Observations

Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus fern

Asparagaceae 2,210 1,969 Observations

Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques

Spider plant

Asparagaceae 7,160 6,649 Observations

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Broadleaf palm-lily

Asparagaceae 3,158 2,829 Observations

Dracaena reflexa Lam.

Song-of-India

Asparagaceae 3,824 3,402 Observations

Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.

Mauritius hemp

Asparagaceae 465 355 Observations

Sansevieria canaliculata Carrière

Starfish Snakeplant

Asparagaceae 18 15 Observations

Sansevieria trifasciata Prain

Snakeplant

Asparagaceae 8,466 8,083 Observations

Yucca gigantea Lem.

Bluestem yucca

Asparagaceae 201 165 Observations