List of near threatened plants
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists 1851 near threatened plant species. 8.5% of all evaluated plant species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists 51 subspecies and 73 varieties as near threatened. No subpopulations of plants have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of near threatened plant species, subspecies and varieties evaluated by the IUCN.
[Bryophytes]
There are two bryophyte species assessed as near threatened.Mosses">Moss">Mosses
- Archidium elatum
Liverworts">Marchantiophyta">Liverworts
- Scapania sphaerifera
[Pteridophytes]
Leptosporangiate ferns">Polypodiopsida">Leptosporangiate ferns
[Isoetopsida]
[Lycopodiopsida]
Gymnosperms">Gymnosperm">Gymnosperms
There are 168 species, two subspecies, and 29 varieties of gymnosperm assessed as near threatened.Cycads">Cycadopsida">Cycads
SpeciesSubspecies
- Cycas maconochiei subsp. maconochiei
Conifers">Pinopsida">Conifers
Subspecies
- Abies cilicica subsp. cilicica
[Gnetopsida]
Dicotyledons">Magnoliopsida">Dicotyledons
There are 1378 species, 44 subspecies, and 41 varieties of dicotyledon assessed as near threatened.[Piperales]
SpeciesVarieties
- Piper augustum var. cocleanum
[Campanulales]
[Theales]
There are 45 species and two varieties in Theales assessed as near threatened.[Theaceae]
[Actinidiaceae]
[Guttiferae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Clusia havetioides var. havetioides
- Clusia havetioides var. stenocarpa
Other Theales species
[Malvales]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
- Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae, White kauai hibiscus
[Lecythidales]
[Santalales]
SpeciesVarieties
- Santalum insulare var. insulare
- Santalum insulare var. raiateense
[Proteales]
[Dipsacales]
[Plumbaginales]
[Rubiales]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Chimarrhis cymosa subsp. jamaicensis
- Psychotria pedunculata var. caudata
[Violales]
[Euphorbiales]
There are 52 species and two varieties in Euphorbiales assessed as near threatened.[Buxaceae]
- Buxus citrifolia
- Buxus colchica
[Euphorbiaceae]
Varieties
- Euphorbia celastroides var. celastroides
- Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis
[Laurales]
[Monimiaceae]
[Hernandiaceae]
[Lauraceae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Apollonias barbujana subsp. barbujana
- Persea alpigena var. harrisii
[Cucurbitales]
[Ebenales]
There are 73 species, five subspecies, and one variety in Ebenales assessed as near threatened.[Symplocaceae]
[Sapotaceae]
SpeciesSubspecies
Varieties
- Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis
[Ebenaceae]
[Styracaceae]
- Rehderodendron macrocarpum
[Celastrales]
Hollies">Aquifoliaceae">Hollies
SpeciesSubspecies
- Ilex perado subsp. azorica
- Ilex perado subsp. perado
- Ilex savannarum var. savannarum
- Ilex sideroxyloides var. occidentalis
[Celastraceae]
[Dichapetalaceae]
- Dichapetalum witianum
- Tapura magnifolia
[Myrtales]
[Myrtaceae]
[Melastomataceae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum
[Combretaceae]
Varieties
- Terminalia glabrata var. brownii
[Thymelaeaceae]
[Lythraceae]
[Onagraceae]
- Epilobium psilotum
- Fuchsia lehmannii
[Sapindales]
[Rutaceae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Esenbeckia pentaphylla subsp. pentaphylla
- Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum
[Sapindaceae]
Subspecies
- Stadmannia oppositifolia subsp. rhodesiaca
[Anacardiaceae]
Subspecies
- Rhus glutinosa subsp. abyssinica
- Lannea schweinfurthii var. acutifoliolata
- Lannea welwitschii var. ciliolata
[Meliaceae]
Subspecies
- Cabralea canjerana subsp. polytricha
[Burseraceae]
Subspecies
- Commiphora campestris subsp. campestris
Other Sapindales
Subspecies
- Kirkia burgeri subsp. somalensis
[Asterales]
Subspecies
- Artemisia campestris subsp. bottnica
- Darwiniothamnus lancifolius subsp. glandulosus
[Magnoliales]
[Magnoliaceae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Ashe's magnolia
[Annonaceae]
Subspecies
- Uvaria leptocladon subsp. leptocladon
[Myristicaceae]
Subspecies
Varieties
- Horsfieldia moluccana var. moluccana
[Degeneriaceae]
- Degeneria roseiflora
[Capparales]
[Apiales]
There are 35 species, one subspecies, and two varieties in the order Apiales assessed as near threatened.[Araliaceae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Dendropanax nutans var. nutans
- Dendropanax nutans var. obtusifolius
[Umbelliferae]
Subspecies
- Oenanthe pimpinelloides subsp. callosa
[Gentianales]
[Rosales]
There are 38 species, three subspecies, and four varieties in the order Rosales assessed as near threatened.[Cunoniaceae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Weinmannia laurina var. laurina
[Rosaceae]
Subspecies
- Polylepis tomentella subsp. tomentella
- Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica
- Prunus trichamygdalus var. elongata
Other Rosales
Subspecies
- Brunellia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
- Brunellia inermis var. inermis
- Grevea eggelingii var. eggelingii
[Primulales]
[Myrsinaceae]
SpeciesVarieties
- Myrsine grantii var. tobiiensis
- Myrsine ovalis var. ovalis
[Theophrastaceae]
- Clavija longifolia
[Primulaceae]
[Rhamnales]
[Urticales]
SpeciesVarieties
- Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii
[Solanales]
[Solanaceae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Solanum diversifolium subsp. diversifolium
[Convolvulaceae]
- Convolvulus caput-medusae
[Menyanthaceae]
- Nymphoides tenuissima
[Scrophulariales]
[Oleaceae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Olea europaea subsp. cerasiformis
[Gesneriaceae]
Varieties
- Rhytidophyllum grande var. grande
[Acanthaceae]
[Scrophulariaceae]
Other Scrophulariales species
[Lamiales]
There are 33 species, two subspecies, and one variety in the order Lamiales assessed as near threatened.[Verbenaceae]
[Labiatae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija
- Teucrium eriocephalum subsp. almeriense
[Boraginaceae]
Varieties
- Tournefortia astrotricha var. subglabra
[Nepenthales]
Subspecies
- Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra
- Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii
[Dilleniales]
[Ranunculales]
[Ericales]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon
[Podostemales]
[Fabales]
SpeciesSubspecies
Varieties
[Caryophyllales]
There are 90 species in the order Caryophyllales assessed as near threatened.[Caryophyllaceae]
Cactus">Cactaceae">Cactus species
Other Caryophyllales species
[Fagales]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Quercus ilex subsp. ballota
- Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana
Other dicotyledons
Subspecies
- Erodium foetidum subsp. foetidum
- Polygala tenuicaulis subsp. tayloriana
- Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
Monocotyledons">Liliopsida">Monocotyledons
[Arecales]
SpeciesVarieties
- Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri
- Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii
[Orchidales]
[Orchidaceae]
[Pandanales]
[Bromeliales]
[Liliales]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Aloe volkensii subsp. volkensii
- Veratrum mengtzeanum subsp. phuwae
[Arales]
[Araceae]
[Lemnaceae]
- Lemna yungensis
[Zingiberales]
[Cyperales]
There are 45 species, two subspecies, and one variety in Cyperales assessed as near threatened.[Gramineae]
SpeciesSubspecies
- Agrostis mannii subsp. mannii
- Pentameris pictigluma var. mannii
[Cyperaceae]
Subspecies
- Bulbostylis schoenoides subsp. erratica
Other monocotyledons
Subspecies
- Najas marina subsp. ehrenbergii, Spiny naiad