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Sophora toromiro, commonly known as toromiro, is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Easter Island. Sophora toromiro is extinct in the wild due to overharvesting and overgrazing, but some individuals survive in botanical and private collections. It holds significant cultural importance for the Rapa Nui people, known for its statues, ceremonial objects, and other tools made from the wood. The species serves as proof that human intervention of a natural environment can drastically change the composition of native flora negatively, even to the point of

Sophora fernandeziana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sophora masafuerana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Xerodraba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is southern Chile and southern Argentina.

Stellaria is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed.

Ourisia fuegiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae that is endemic to mountainous habitats of the Andes of southern Argentina and Chile. Swedish botanist Carl Skottsberg described O. fuegiana in 1916. Plants of this species are very small, with solitary white bilabiate corollas, a subregular calyx with 5 ciliate lobes usually divided to the base, hairy leaves with non-glandular hairs only, and a very short stigma. It is found in Tierra del Fuego but is not endemic there; its geographic range extends north to 46°S.

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Nothocestrum peltatum, the Oʻahu ʻaiea, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic forests at elevations of 915–1,220 metres (3,002–4,003 ft). There are only about 23 individuals remaining. Oʻahu ʻaiea is threatened by habitat loss. It is also threatened by introduced species of plants in its habitat, such as banana poka (Passiflora tarminiana), passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), daisy fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) (daisy fleabane), lantana (Lantana camara), blackberry (Rubus argutus),

Myrceugenia rufa is a species of shrub in the genus Myrceugenia of the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Chile, where it grows in forest remnants near the coast and is considered "endangered".

Greigia berteroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific, off the coast of Chile. The species is listed as critically endangered.

Erigeron incertus, the hairy daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Astelia argyrocoma is a species of astelia endemic to the highlands of Kauaʻi in Hawaii, United States. This plant is found only in native Hawaiian tropical rainforests at higher elevations in forests dominated by ʻōhiʻa lehua trees.

Artemisia mauiensis, also known as Maui wormwood, hinahina, 'āhinahina, or Maui mugwort, is a flowering plant of the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi and is currently considered imperiled. This non-woody shrub is recognized for its dramatic silvery leaves and is one of three endemic Artemisia species that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

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Peperomia coquimbensis is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Piperaceae. This species is endemic to Northern Chile where it is found in the Coquimbo Region, particularly in the Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park.

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Gunnera masafuerae, common name pangue, is a very large herbaceous plant endemic to Alejandro Selkirk Island (Más Afuera) in the Juan Fernandez Islands. It is the second largest species in the genus after Gunnera manicata. The blade, or lamina is up to 9 feet 5 inches (2.87 m) wide borne upon massive stalks, or petioles up to 4.75 inches (12.1 cm) thick; the thickest of any dicot. The inflorescence is a panicle composed of many tiny dimerous flowers (i.e. having two sepals, two petals, two stamens and two stigmas), and is up to 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) long. This is one of the three Gunnera

Eragrostis kuschelii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, endemic to the Desventuradas Islands (San Ambrosio island). It was first described by Carl Skottsberg in 1963.

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Wikstroemia monticola, the montane false ohelo, is a small tree, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii, specifically Maui.

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