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Red listing the flora of the Green Islands reveals high extinction risk in the Azores.

PubMed · 2026-05-20

Nearly 60% of the Azores' unique island plants are threatened with extinction, according to the first complete Red List assessment of the archipelago's endemic flora. The study also found that 12 critical refuges for these plants sit outside protected area boundaries.

59% of the 94 assessed Azorean endemic vascular plant taxa are threatened with extinction, with Endangered being the most common category.

Two species are already confirmed Extinct, and 12 taxa remain unassessed due to unresolved taxonomy.

12 biodiversity hotspots for endemic plants fall entirely outside the existing protected area network.

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