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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

Curarea toxicofera (Wedd.) Barneby & Krukoff

SPECIES

Menispermaceae Curarea toxicofera (Wedd.) Barneby & Krukoff

Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.

SPECIES

Euphorbiaceae Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.

Linnaea borealis L.

SPECIES

Caprifoliaceae Linnaea borealis L.

Recent Publications

Adaptive introgression facilitates tropical plant evolution: Pandanus as a case study

John M. A. Wojahn, Félix Forest, Olivier Maurin et al.

2026

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Exploring sagebrush leaf microbial metagenomes from deep, host-derived sequencing

Adedotun Adedayo Arogundade, Carlos Dave C. Dumaguit, Anthony E. Melton et al.

2026

Microbiology Spectrum

Pandanus plastomes decoded: When climate mirrors morphology and phylogenetic relationships

John M. A. Wojahn, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki

2025

American Journal of Botany