Gomphrena rigida

Gomphrena rigida
Conservation status
	; Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Gomphrena
Species:	†G. rigida
Binomial name
	†Gomphrena rigida; (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch (2020)
Synonyms
	Achyranthes rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915); Alternanthera rigida B.L.Rob. & Greenm. (1895) (basionym); Blutaparon rigidum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mears (1982); Lithophila rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915); Philoxerus rigidus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Howell (1933);

Gomphrena rigida, sometimes known as the Galapagos amaranth, was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was a shrub endemic to eastern Santiago Island the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is now extinct. It was driven to extinction by over-grazing by introduced goats, and was last collected in 1908.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Caryophyllales

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Gomphrena rigida
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Gomphrena
Species:	†G. rigida
Binomial name
†Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch (2020)
Synonyms^[2]
Achyranthes rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915) Alternanthera rigida B.L.Rob. & Greenm. (1895) (basionym) Blutaparon rigidum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mears (1982) Lithophila rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915) Philoxerus rigidus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Howell (1933)