List of extinct plants

The following is a list of extinct plants only.

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Prehistoric extinctions

Further information: Paleobotany

Extinct plants by geologic period

Carboniferous

Permian

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleocene

Eocene

Oligocene

Miocene

Pliocene

Pleistocene

Modern extinctions

Africa

Saint Helena Olive (Nesiota elliptica)

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Plants extinct in the wild

Encephalartos woodii
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Sophora toromiro

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Extinct plant cultivars

The 'Ansault' pear

Plants previously thought extinct and subsequently rediscovered

See Lazarus species

Extinct algae

See also

References

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