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List of endemic plants of the Galápagos Islands

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This is a list of endemic vascular plants of the Galápagos Islands, which are politically part of Ecuador. The islands are home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants, including endemic genera Brachycereus, Jasminocereus, Scalesia, Sicyocaulis, and Trigonopterum.[1]

Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family.

† indicates species believed to be extinct.

Aizoaceae

Amaranthaceae

Apocynaceae

Araliaceae

Aspleniaceae

Asteraceae

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Bromeliaceae

Burseraceae

Cactaceae

  • Brachycereus Britton & Rose
  • Jasminocereus Britton & Rose
  • Opuntia galapageia Hensl.
    • Opuntia galapageia subvar. barringtonensis (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. – Santa Fe
    • Opuntia galapageia var. galapageia
    • Opuntia galapageia var. gigantea (J.T.Howell) Backeb. – Santa Cruz
    • Opuntia galapageia var. helleri (K.Schum. ex B.L.Rob.) Backeb. – Darwin, Genovesa, Marchena, Wolf
    • Opuntia galapageia subvar. inermis (E.Y.Dawson) Backeb. – Isabela
    • Opuntia galapageia var. insularis (A.Stewart) Backeb. – Fernandina, Isabela
    • Opuntia galapageia var. macrocarpa E.Y.Dawson – Pinzón
    • Opuntia galapageia var. myriacantha (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
    • Opuntia galapageia var. profusa E.F.Anderson & Walk. – Isabela, Santiago
    • Opuntia galapageia var. saxicola (J.T.Howell) Backeb. – Isabela
    • Opuntia galapageia var. zacana (J.T.Howell) Backeb. – Seymour

Caryophyllaceae

Convolvulaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Cyatheaceae

Cyperaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Hypericaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae

Linaceae

Lycopodiaceae

Malvaceae

Molluginaceae

  • Mollugo crockeri J.T.Howell
  • Mollugo flavescens Andersson
    • Mollugo flavescens subsp. flavescens
    • Mollugo flavescens subsp. gracillima (Andersson) Eliasson
    • Mollugo flavescens subsp. insularis (J.T.Howell) J.T.Howell ex Eliasson
    • Mollugo flavescens subsp. striata (J.T.Howell) Eliasson
  • Mollugo floriana (B.L.Rob.) J.T.Howell
    • Mollugo floriana subsp. floriana
    • Mollugo floriana subsp. gypsophiloides J.T.Howell
    • Mollugo floriana subsp. santacruziana (Christoph.) Eliasson

Montiaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Orchidaceae

Passifloraceae

Piperaceae

Plantaginaceae

Poaceae

Polygalaceae

  • Senega anderssonii (B.L.Rob.) J.F.B.Pastore
  • Senega galapageia (Hook.f.) J.F.B.Pastore
    • Senega galapageia var. galapageia
    • Senega galapageia var. insularis (A.W.Benn.) J.F.B.Pastore
  • Senega sancti-georgii (L.Riley) J.F.B.Pastore
    • Senega sancti-georgii var. oblanceolata (J.T.Howell) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez
    • Senega sancti-georgii var. sancti-georgii

Polygonaceae

Polypodiaceae

Portulacaceae

Pteridaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rubiaceae

Simaroubaceae

Solanaceae

Urticaceae

Verbenaceae

Zygophyllaceae

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