List of recently extinct plants

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 recently extinct plant species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinct in the wild subspecies, and four extinct varieties.

Algae

Extinct species: • Vanvoorstia bennettiana, Bennett's seaweed Possibly extinct species: • Galaxaura barbata • Phycodrina elegans ==Bryophytes==

Bryophytes

There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN. Mosses Extinct species: • Flabellidium spinosum • Neomacounia nitida ==Pteridophytes==

Pteridophytes

Extinct species: • Adiantum lianxianense • Dryopteris ascensionis Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species • Diplazium laffanianum, Governor Laffan's fern ==Gymnosperms==

Gymnosperms

Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species: ==Dicotyledons==

Dicotyledons

Extinct species: Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species: Possibly extinct in the wild species: Extinct subspecies: Extinct in the wild subspecies: • Cyanea superba subsp. superba Extinct varieties: ==Monocotyledons==

Monocotyledons

Extinct species: Possibly extinct species: Extinct in the wild species: Possibly extinct in the wild species: • Costus vinosus Extinct varieties • Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis == See also ==

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