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This is a list of extinct plants of the Nordics (including Sweden, Norway , Denmark , Finland , and Iceland). The list consists of common name, Latin name, known geographical range, and approximate extinction date, with the ”†” symbol indicating that the species is considered extinct worldwide.
Algae
Angiosperms
- †Acer crenatifolium islandicum (Iceland - Tertiary)[2][3]
- †Alnus gaudinii (Iceland - Tertiary)[4]
- †Betula islandica (Iceland - Tertiary)[5]
- †Bertilanthus scanicus (Skåne, Sweden - Cretaceous)
- Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima (Sweden - 2005)[1]
- †Comptonia (Iceland - Tertiary)[6]
- Darnel, Lolium temulentum (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Fagus friedrichii (Iceland - Tertiary)[7]
- Flax Dodder, Cuscuta epilinum (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Flax Grass, Lolium remotum (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Giant Corn Spurry, Spergula arvensis maxima (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Hoary Mugwort, Artemisia stelleriana (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Karakas Bramble, Rubus dasyphyllus (Sweden / Denmark - 2000; only extinct in Sweden)[1]
- Lopsided Oat, Avena strigosa (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Magnolia kobe (Iceland - Tertiary)[8][9]
- Oil Mustard, Camelina sativa (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Pendulous Sedge, Carex pendula (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Populus (Iceland - Tertiary)[10]
- Primrose, Primula vulgaris (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Pterocarya (Iceland - Tertiary)
- Red Nightshade, Solanum villosum miniatum (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Scandianthus costatus (Skåne, Sweden - Cretaceous)
- †Silvianthemum suecicum (Skåne, Sweden - Cretaceous)
- Small Fleabane, Pulicaria vulgaris (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Tumbling Saltbush, Atriplex rosea (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Village Amaranth, Oxybasis urbica (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Winding Mustard, Camelina alyssum (Sweden - 2000)[1]
Bennettites
Ferns
- †Cladophlebis (Skromberga, Skåne, Sweden - Triassic)[12]
- †Dictyophyllum exile (Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)[13]
- †Dictyophyllum nilssoni (Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)
- †Dictyophyllum spectabile (Höör, Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)[14]
- †Thaumatopteris schenkii (Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)
Fungi
- Britannic Lichen, Peltigera britannica (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Gray Ring Lichen, Evernia illyrica (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Large Porina, Porina grandis (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Little Pillow Lichen, Lichinodium ahlneri (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Mo-Rag Lichen, Scytinium tetrasporum (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Powder Plug, Chlorophyllum agaricoides (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Roll Skin, Auriculariopsis albomellea (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- Shaft Lichen, Szczawinskia leucopoda (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Spotted Wood Dune Lichen, Micarea melaeniza (Sweden - 2010)[1]
- Tooth Polypore, Spongipellis pachyodon (Sweden - 2000)[1]
- †Tortotubus (Gotland, Sweden - Ordovician)[15]
Gymnosperms
Conifers
Cycads
Ginkgos
Lycopods
- †Jurinodendron kiltorkense (Cape Olsen, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[27]
Mosses
Progymnosperms
- †Archaeopteris halliana (Cape Olsen, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[29]
- †Cephalopteris major (Cape Levin, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[30]
References