List of recently extinct plants
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature 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:Possibly extinct species:
- Galaxaura barbata
- ''Phycodrina elegans''
Bryophytes
There are three bryophyte extinct species evaluated by the IUCN.Mosses
Extinct species:Pteridophytes
Extinct species:- Adiantum lianxianense
- Dryopteris ascensionis
Extinct in the wild species
- Diplazium laffanianum, Governor Laffan's fern
Gymnosperms
Possibly extinct species:'''Extinct in the wild species:'''
Dicotyledons
Extinct species:Possibly extinct species:
Extinct in the wild species:
Possibly extinct in the wild species:
Extinct subspecies:
Extinct in the wild subspecies:
'''Extinct varieties:'''
Monocotyledons
Extinct species:Possibly extinct species:
Extinct in the wild species:
Possibly extinct in the wild species:
Extinct varieties
- Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis