The IUCN Red List is the standard tool used globally to classify species according to their extinction risk, ranging from 'Least Concern' to 'Extinct'. Plants facing possible extinction are therefore mentioned in the Red List under categories like 'Vulnerable', 'Endangered', or 'Critically Endangered'.
Plants that can Face Possible Extinction are mentioned in:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2007 · Topic: Biodiversity (IUCN Red List Categories and Important Species Conservation Initiatives)
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