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Featured: Scrophulariaceae Nemesia fruticans (Thunb.) Benth.

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We hold 7 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable flowering plants.

and 18 of the world's 100 most irreplaceable gymnosperms.

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Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

#2

Critically Endangered

Amorphophallus lewallei Malaisse & Bamps

Araceae

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

#11

Endangered

Gomortega keule (Molina) Gunckel

Gomortegaceae

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

#15

Endangered

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

Rosaceae

Petenaea cordata Lundell

#24

Endangered

Petenaea cordata Lundell

Petenaeaceae

Featured plants

Eriosema pulchellum (Kunth) G.Don

SPECIES

Fabaceae Eriosema pulchellum (Kunth) G.Don

Eomecon chionantha Hance

SPECIES

Papaveraceae Eomecon chionantha Hance

Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr.

SPECIES

Caprifoliaceae Centranthus calcitrapae (L.) Dufr.

Recent Publications

Genomics and phylogenetics inform a species recovery plan for a threatened allopolyploid plant

Sven Buerki, Mathew Geisler, Peggy Martinez et al.

2026

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms

Alexandre R. Zuntini, Tom Carruthers, Olivier Maurin et al.

2024

Nature

A single widespread species or multiple narrow endemics: a search for boundaries within the Piper amalago complex (Piperaceae)

James F. Smith, Cara Hastings, Christopher Davidson et al.

2026

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution