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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.
There are over 1,300 invasive species in the Galápagos Islands, consisting of over 500 insects, over 750 plants and over 30 vertebrates. Most of the plants were brought for agricultural and aesthetic reasons. Due to their isolation, the Galápagos Islands are highly susceptible to invasive species, but the biodiversity of the islands make them ...
This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, in which the Galápagos Islands are treated as distinct from Ecuador, despite being a part of it in political geography. Thus this category is not a subcategory of Category:Flora of Ecuador.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Tiquilia galapagoa is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae.
There are over 700 introduced plant species today. There are only 500 native and endemic species. This difference is creating a major problem for the islands and the natural species that inhabit them. These plants have invaded large areas and eliminated endemic species in the humid zones of San Cristobal, Floreana, Isabela and Santa Cruz.
Flowering in May. Sesuvium edmonstonei is a low-growing perennial plant. The stems, which are fleshy and covered with scales, are sometimes woody at the base. The succulent leaves are oblanceolate and grow in opposite pairs; they are simple, entire and up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long.
All were treated by David Hunt in 2006 as included within O. galapageia, a placement accepted by the IUCN Red List as of 2017, although they had been assessed as separate species in 2000. [1] Plants of the World Online also accepts the placement within O. galapageia , and includes Opuntia echios , in most cases placing the species in an ...
Justicia galapagana is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador . Its flowers are a host to several insects, including the Dorantes longtail ( Cecropterus dorantes ), the little fire ant ( Wasmannia auropunctata ), and carpenter bees ( Xylocopa spp).