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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

Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw.

SPECIES

Schizaeaceae Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw.

Sparattosyce balansae A.G.Richt. ex Guillaumin

SPECIES

Moraceae Sparattosyce balansae A.G.Richt. ex Guillaumin

Urera lianoides A.K.Monro & Al.Rodr.

SPECIES

Urticaceae Urera lianoides A.K.Monro & Al.Rodr.

Recent Publications

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

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

Phylogenomic insights and recircumscription of the perennial endemic North American clade of Apiaceae (Apioideae, Selineae)

Phebian Odufuwa, Donald H. Mansfield, Mary Ann E. Feist et al.

2025

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