Tropical Andes Plants of the La Paz Valley, Bolivia 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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Abelia × grandiflora (Rovelli ex André) Rehder

Glossy abelia

Caprifoliaceae 3 1 Observation

Abies pinsapo Boiss.

Spanish Fir

Pinaceae 1,489 1,040 Observations

Acacia decurrens Willd.

Black wattle

Fabaceae 19 11 Observations

Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.

Blackwood

Fabaceae 42 28 Observations

Acacia retinodes Schltdl.

Water wattle

Fabaceae 1,672 1,238 Observations

Acanthus mollis L.

Bear's-breeches

Acanthaceae 11,084 9,334 Observations

Acer negundo L.

Boxelder

Sapindaceae 13,116 9,795 Observations

Acer saccharinum L.

Silver maple

Sapindaceae 6,384 5,001 Observations

Achyrocline ramosissima Britton ex Rusby

 

Asteraceae 1 1 Observation

Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC.

Marcela

Asteraceae 37 24 Observations

Aciachne pulvinata Benth.

 

Poaceae 39 9 Observations

Adesmia muricata (Jacq.) DC.

 

Fabaceae 4 1 Observation

Adesmia schickendantzii Griseb.

 

Fabaceae 24 10 Observations

Adiantum orbignyanum Kuhn

 

Pteridaceae 5 2 Observations

Aeonium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berthel.

Tree aeonium

Crassulaceae 3,810 3,402 Observations

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Common Horse-chestnut

Sapindaceae 13,485 10,289 Observations

Agapanthus praecox Willd.

Common agapanthus

Amaryllidaceae 7,626 6,605 Observations

Agave americana L.

Agave

Asparagaceae 6,706 6,049 Observations

Agrostis breviculmis Hitchc.

 

Poaceae 1 1 Observation

Agrostis tolucensis Kunth

 

Poaceae 5 2 Observations

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

Tree of heaven

Simaroubaceae 9,331 7,069 Observations

Ajuga reptans L.

Ajuga

Lamiaceae 18,787 15,938 Observations

Allionia incarnata L.

Trailing windmills

Nyctaginaceae 130 118 Observations

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

Amaryllidaceae 3,708 3,129 Observations

Alnus acuminata Kunth

Andean Alder

Betulaceae 49 26 Observations

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.

Aloe vera

Xanthorrhoeaceae 1,141 1,056 Observations

Alopecurus magellanicus Lam.

Alpine Meadow-Foxtail

Poaceae 11 11 Observations

Aloysia citriodora Paláu

Lemon verbena

Verbenaceae 1 1 Observation

Altensteinia fimbriata Kunth

 

Orchidaceae 6 3 Observations

Alternanthera caracasana Kunth

Washerwoman

Amaranthaceae 112 87 Observations

Alternanthera pungens Kunth

Khakiweed

Amaranthaceae 129 79 Observations

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Purple amaranth

Amaranthaceae 2,915 2,466 Observations

Amaranthus deflexus L.

Largefruit amaranth

Amaranthaceae 1,351 946 Observations

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Slim amaranth

Amaranthaceae 958 688 Observations

Amsinckia calycina (Moris) Chater

Coast Fiddleneck

Boraginaceae 6 6 Observations

Anagallis arvensis L.

Scarlet pimpernel

Primulaceae 1,326 1,185 Observations

Anatherostipa hans-meyeri (Pilg.) Peñail

 

Poaceae 2 2 Observations

Anemone decapetala Ard.

Southern anemone

Ranunculaceae 14 7 Observations

Anethum graveolens L.

Dill

Apiaceae 1,955 1,627 Observations

Annona cherimola Mill.

Cherimoya

Annonaceae 774 629 Observations

Anthemis cotula L.

Stinking chamomile

Asteraceae 1,102 884 Observations

Antirrhinum majus L.

Snapdragon

Plantaginaceae 12,667 10,540 Observations

Apium graveolens L.

Celery

Apiaceae 1,544 1,252 Observations

Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) Schwantes

Baby sun-rose

Aizoaceae 369 309 Observations

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

Brazilian-pine

Araucariaceae 416 309 Observations

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Norfolk Island pine

Araucariaceae 3,177 2,462 Observations

Arenaria boliviana F.N. Williams

 

Caryophyllaceae 7 2 Observations

Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb.

Spreading sandwort

Caryophyllaceae 6 2 Observations

Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch. Bip.

Marguerite

Asteraceae 9 3 Observations

Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham

 

Pteridaceae 33 9 Observations

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