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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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Acacia cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Coastal wattle

Fabaceae 22 15 Observations

Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.

Golden-rods

Fabaceae 833 631 Observations

Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 901 517 Observations

Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.

Australian Blackwood

Fabaceae 982 682 Observations

Achyranthes aspera L.

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

Amaranthaceae 724 479 Observations

Afrocanthium mundianum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Lantz

Rock Alder

Rubiaceae 29 5 Observations

Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page

Bastard yellowwood

Podocarpaceae 191 62 Observations

Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns.

Lily-of-the-Nile

Amaryllidaceae 2,841 2,355 Observations

Agapanthus praecox Willd.

Common agapanthus

Amaryllidaceae 8,072 6,991 Observations

Agave americana L.

Agave

Asparagaceae 7,305 6,548 Observations

Agave angustifolia Haw.

Mescal agave

Asparagaceae 10 7 Observations

Agave sisalana Perrine

Mescal

Asparagaceae 865 681 Observations

Agrostis capillaris L.

Common Bent

Poaceae 1,482 1,129 Observations

Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

False seaonion

Asparagaceae 359 291 Observations

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don

Giant taro

Araceae 2,306 1,946 Observations

Aloe maculata All.

Soap aloe

Asphodelaceae 3,297 2,869 Observations

Aloe striata Haw.

Coral aloe

Asphodelaceae 110 82 Observations

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Aloe vera

Asphodelaceae 9,626 9,052 Observations

Alpinia calcarata (Andrews) Roscoe

 

Zingiberaceae 21 12 Observations

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

Shell-ginger

Zingiberaceae 1,565 1,214 Observations

Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) G.Nicholson

Calico-plant

Amaranthaceae 696 543 Observations

Alternanthera pungens Kunth

Creeping chaffweed

Amaranthaceae 135 84 Observations

Amaranthus blitum L.

Purple amaranth

Amaranthaceae 2,049 1,698 Observations

Amaranthus muricatus (Gillies ex Moq.) Hieron.

African amaranth

Amaranthaceae 94 60 Observations

Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.

Thunberg's amaranth

Amaranthaceae 10 9 Observations

Amaranthus tortuosus Hornem.

 

Amaranthaceae 68 60 Observations

Amaranthus viridis L.

Green amaranth

Amaranthaceae 1,259 948 Observations

Amaryllis belladonna L.

Easter-lily

Amaryllidaceae 2,512 2,295 Observations

Amphilophium crucigerum (L.) L.G.Lohmann

Monkey comb

Bignoniaceae 28 23 Observations

Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg.

Cohoba

Fabaceae 15 5 Observations

Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis

Maderia-Vine

Basellaceae 815 572 Observations

Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Sweet vernal grass

Poaceae 1,878 1,368 Observations

Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

Chain-of-love

Polygonaceae 1,165 868 Observations

Aphelandra squarrosa Nees

Zebraplant

Acanthaceae 987 918 Observations

Apium graveolens L.

Celery

Apiaceae 1,693 1,371 Observations

Araucaria columnaris (G.Forst.) Hook.

Cook's pine

Araucariaceae 473 339 Observations

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Norfolk Island pine

Araucariaceae 3,503 2,721 Observations

Argemone mexicana L.

Bermuda thistle

Papaveraceae 954 736 Observations

Aristida adscensionis L.

Annual-bristle grass

Poaceae 89 51 Observations

Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult.

 

Poaceae 8 4 Observations

Arundo donax L.

Giant-reed

Poaceae 2,560 1,989 Observations

Asclepias curassavica L.

Tropical Milkweed

Apocynaceae 2,234 1,794 Observations

Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop

Asparagus fern

Asparagaceae 3,191 2,833 Observations

Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Becherer

Egyptian spleenwort

Aspleniaceae 5 1 Observation

Asplenium cordatum (Thunb.) Sw.

 

Aspleniaceae 2 2 Observations

Atriplex patula L.

Common orache

Amaranthaceae 638 413 Observations

Atriplex semibaccata R.Br.

Australian saltbush

Amaranthaceae 80 45 Observations

Atriplex suberecta I.Verd.

Australian Orache

Amaranthaceae 10 2 Observations

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

Wamin Bamboo

Poaceae 167 93 Observations

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

Bell bauhinia

Fabaceae 192 109 Observations

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