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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 x grandiflora (Rovelli ex André) Rehder

Glossy abelia

Caprifoliaceae 4,355 3,386 Observations

Abies pinsapo Boiss.

Spanish fir

Pinaceae 970 668 Observations

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Sweet acacia

Fabaceae 676 440 Observations

Acacia retinodes Schltdl.

Swamp wattle

Fabaceae 1,180 854 Observations

Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret

Pineapple-guava

Myrtaceae 765 575 Observations

Acer campestre L.

Field maple

Sapindaceae 11,565 9,241 Observations

Acer monspessulanum L.

Montpellier maple

Sapindaceae 2,250 1,675 Observations

Acer opalus Mill.

Italian Maple

Sapindaceae 1,814 1,322 Observations

Acer platanoides L.

Norway maple

Sapindaceae 10,372 8,053 Observations

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Sycamore maple

Sapindaceae 13,232 10,592 Observations

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Golden kiwifruit

Actinidiaceae 684 544 Observations

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Common Horse-chestnut

Sapindaceae 10,273 7,908 Observations

Aesculus pavia L.

Red buckeye

Sapindaceae 1,027 776 Observations

Amelanchier ovalis Medik.

Serviceberry

Rosaceae 4,066 3,008 Observations

Amphilophium buccinatorium (DC.) L.G.Lohmann

Mexican blood-flower

Bignoniaceae 158 89 Observations

Araucaria bidwillii Hook.

Queensland-pine

Araucariaceae 452 294 Observations

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Norfolk Island pine

Araucariaceae 2,235 1,742 Observations

Arbutus andrachne L.

Greek Strawberry-tree

Ericaceae 561 409 Observations

Arbutus unedo L.

Strawberry tree

Ericaceae 9,385 7,190 Observations

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Bougainvillea

Nyctaginaceae 3,059 2,671 Observations

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Great bougainvillea

Nyctaginaceae 8,565 7,359 Observations

Brachychiton acerifolius F.Muell.

Flame tree

Malvaceae 247 153 Observations

Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.

Kurrajong

Malvaceae 1,760 1,242 Observations

Bupleurum fruticescens L.

 

Apiaceae 64 29 Observations

Buxus sempervirens L.

Common boxwood

Buxaceae 6,497 5,065 Observations

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D.Dietr.

Bird Of Paradise

Fabaceae 793 645 Observations

Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don

Creek bottlebrush

Myrtaceae 340 202 Observations

Campsis radicans (L.) Bureau

Trumpet creeper

Bignoniaceae 3,238 2,594 Observations

Carpinus betulus L.

European hornbeam

Betulaceae 12,543 9,993 Observations

Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq.

 

Lamiaceae 14 9 Observations

Caryopteris x clandonensis Hort.

Blue mist spirea

Lamiaceae 947 711 Observations

Casuarina equisetifolia L.

Australian beefwood

Casuarinaceae 505 277 Observations

Ceanothus arboreus Greene

Catalina mountain-lilac

Rhamnaceae 1,401 1,177 Observations

Ceanothus griseus (Trel. ex B.L.Rob.) McMinn

Carmel ceanothus

Rhamnaceae 6 5 Observations

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschw.

Blueblossom

Rhamnaceae 250 187 Observations

Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don

Deodar

Pinaceae 3,109 2,019 Observations

Cedrus libani A.Rich.

Cedar of Lebanon

Pinaceae 2,610 1,764 Observations

Celtis australis L.

European hackberry

Cannabaceae 6,636 4,835 Observations

Celtis occidentalis L.

Northern hackberry

Cannabaceae 1,673 1,216 Observations

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Bunge

Blue leadwood

Plumbaginaceae 1,910 1,542 Observations

Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link

Wintersweet

Calycanthaceae 168 110 Observations

Choisya ternata Kunth

Mexican Orange Blossom

Rutaceae 4,888 4,069 Observations

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl

Camphortree

Lauraceae 580 403 Observations

Cistus albidus L.

White-leaf rock-rose

Cistaceae 6,001 4,940 Observations

Citrus × aurantium L.

Sour orange

Rutaceae 290 216 Observations

Citrus aurantium L.

Seville orange

Rutaceae 445 307 Observations

Citrus japonica Thunb.

Kumquat

Rutaceae 152 111 Observations

Citrus junos Siebold ex Tanaka

香橙

Rutaceae 9 5 Observations

Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.

Lemon

Rutaceae 2,220 1,835 Observations

Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr.

Pomelo

Rutaceae 433 315 Observations

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