List of extinct plants of New Zealand
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List of extinct plants of New Zealand:
Four plants have been listed as extinct beyond doubt since 1840:
Two species are thought to be extinct but there may be insufficient data to make an assessment:
The New Zealand Botanical Society describe additional species as being extinct:
- Banksia novae-zelandiaeBanksia novae-zelandiaeBanksia novae-zelandiae is an extinct species of Banksia, known only from fossil leaves found on the South Island of New Zealand.-Description:...
- known only from fossil records - Chiloglottis formicifera (ant orchid) - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
- Leptinella filiformis - extinct in the wild
Four plants have been listed as extinct beyond doubt since 1840:
- Lepidium obtusatum
- Logania depressa
- Stellaria elatinoides
- Trilepidea adamsii
Two species are thought to be extinct but there may be insufficient data to make an assessment:
- Myosotis traversii var.cinerascens
- PseudognaphaliumPseudognaphaliumPseudognaphalium is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as cudweeds.Classification of a number of species is disputed between Pseudognaphalium and the related genus Gnaphalium....
(one species)
The New Zealand Botanical Society describe additional species as being extinct:
- Muellerina celastroides - extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
- Myosotis laingii
- Pterostylis nutansPterostylis nutansPterostylis nutans, commonly known as the Nodding Greenhood or the Parrot's Beak Orchid, is an orchid species native to Australia and New Zealand....
- extinct in New Zealand but found overseas
See also
- List of extinct New Zealand animals
- New Zealand Threat Classification SystemNew Zealand Threat Classification SystemThe New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand....
- Conservation in New ZealandConservation in New ZealandConservation in New Zealand has a history associated with both Māori and Europeans. Both groups of people caused a loss of species and both amended their behaviour after realising their effect on indigenous flora and fauna.-Protected areas:...