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Gomphrena rigida
Conservation status
	; Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Gomphrena
Species:	†G. rigida
Binomial name
	†Gomphrena rigida; (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch (2020)
Synonyms
	Achyranthes rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915); Alternanthera rigida B.L.Rob. & Greenm. (1895) (basionym); Blutaparon rigidum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mears (1982); Lithophila rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl. (1915); Philoxerus rigidus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Howell (1933);

Gomphrena rigida, sometimes known as the Galapagos amaranth, was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was a shrub endemic to eastern Santiago Island the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is now extinct. It was driven to extinction by over-grazing by introduced goats, and was last collected in 1908.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Tye, A.; Lau, B. (2014). "Blutaparon rigidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39087A61481721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39087A61481721.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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[iucn-1] Tye, A.; Lau, B. (2014). "Blutaparon rigidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39087A61481721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39087A61481721.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[2] "Gomphrena rigida (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) T.Ortuño & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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