List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 5430 Vulnerable (VU) plant species.

[1] 25% of all evaluated plant species are listed as Vulnerable.

The IUCN also lists 244 subspecies and 235 varieties as Vulnerable.

For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild".

Additionally 1674 plant species (7.6% of those evaluated) are listed as Data Deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.

As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.

[2] While the category of Data Deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed.

"[3] This is a complete list of Vulnerable plant species, subspecies and varieties evaluated by the IUCN as of 2016[update].

There are 226 species, eight subspecies, and five varieties in Ebenales assessed as vulnerable.

There are 108 species and one variety in the order Gentianales assessed as vulnerable.