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List of plants that are extinct in the wild

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As of January 2026, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 47 Extinct in the Wild plant species. Approximately 0.068% of all evaluated plant species are listed as extinct in the wild. The IUCN also lists one plant subspecies as extinct in the wild.

This is a complete list of extinct in the wild plant species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. All are vascular plants (tracheophytes).

Class Polypodiopsida - ferns

There is only one species of fern listed as Extinct in the Wild:

Diplazium laffanianum, Governor Laffan's fern

Class Cycadopsida - cycads

There are 5 species of cycad listed as Extinct in the Wild:

Encephalartos heenanii, Heenan's Cycad
Encephalartos nubimontanus, Blue cycad
Encephalartos relictus, Parlota cycad
Encephalartos woodii, Wood's cycad}}

Class Magnoliopsida - flowering plants

There are 32 species and 1 subspecies of class Magnoliopsida listed as Extinct in the Wild, including all 7 currently assessed Brugmansia species.

Aechmea serrata
Alphonsea hortensis
Amherstia nobilis
Arachis rigonii
Brighamia insignis, ʻālula
Brugmansia arborea
Brugmansia aurea
Brugmansia insignis
Brugmansia sanguinea
Brugmansia suaveolens
Brugmansia versicolor
Brugmansia vulcanicola
Camellia amplexicaulis
Cyanea pinnatifida
Cyanea superba, Superb Cyanea
Cyanea superba subsp. superba
Cyrtandra waiolani, Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Dendroseris gigantea, Colecillo
Deppea splendens
Dombeya rodriguesiana, Bois Julien
Erythroxylum echinodendron
Euphorbia mayurnathanii
Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin Tree
Kalanchoe fadeniorum
Kokia cookei
Lachanodes arborea, She Cabbage Tree
Lysimachia minoricensis
Mangifera casturi, Kalimantan Mango
Nymphaea thermarum
Ochrosia brownii
Rhododendron kanehirai
Senecio leucopeplus
Sophora toromiro, Toromiro
Trochetiopsis erythroxylon, St Helena Redwood}}

Class Liliopsida - flowering plants

There are 7 species of Liliopsida listed as Extinct in the Wild.

Aloe silicicola
Amomum sumatranum
Bromus bromoideus
Bromus interruptus
Clianthus puniceus
Corypha taliera
Furcraea macdougallii}}

References

"IUCN Red List version 2023-1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
(2024). "''Friedmannodendron rodriguesiana'' , a new segregate of ''Dombeya'' Cav. (Dombeyoideae, Malvaceae), endemic to Rodrigues". Botany Letters.

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