List of extinct plants of the Nordics

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
  • Bauer Stonewort, Chara baueri (Sweden - 2000)[1]
  • †Hedströmia halimedoidea (Gotland, Sweden - Silurian)[2]
  • Pearl Stonewort, Nitella tenuissima (Sweden - 2005)[1]
  • †Solenopora compacta (Gotland, Sweden - Silurian)[2]
  • †Solenopora gotlandica (Gotland, Sweden - Silurian)[2]
  • Southern Pearl-Band Algae, Kumanoa virgatodecaisneana (Sweden - 2005)[1]
  • †Sphaerocodium gotlandicum (Gotland, Sweden - Silurian)[2]
  • †Spongiostroma holimi (Gotland, Sweden - Silurian)[2]

Angiosperms

Bennettites

Ferns
  • †Cladophlebis (Skromberga, Skåne, Sweden - Triassic)[14]
  • †Dictyophyllum exile (Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)[15]
  • †Dictyophyllum nilssoni (Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)
  • †Dictyophyllum spectabile (Höör, Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)[16]
  • †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)[17]

Gymnosperms

Conifers
  • †Elatides sternbergii (Bjuv, Skåne, Sweden - Triassic)[18]
  • †Metasequoia occidentalis (Spetsbergen, Svalbard, Norway - Tertiary)[19]
  • †Podozamites lanceolatus (Stabbarp, Skåne, Sweden - Triassic)[20]
  • †Sciadopytis (Sweden / Norway / Denmark / Finland / Iceland - Tertiary)[21]
  • †Stenorrhachis scanicus (Höör, Skåne, Sweden - Jurassic)[22]

Cycads

Ginkgos

Lycopods
  • †Jurinodendron kiltorkense (Cape Olsen, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[29]

Mosses
  • Heath Trunk Moss, Pallavicinia lyelli (Sweden - 2000)[1]
  • †Ricciopsis florinii (Skromberga, Skåne, Sweden - Triassic)[30]

Progymnosperms
  • †Archaeopteris halliana (Cape Olsen, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[31]
  • †Cephalopteris major (Cape Levin, Björnön, Svalbard, Norway - Devonian)[32]

See also

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