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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Clasping Bellwort

Triodanis perfoliata

Not Evaluated

Chinese rose

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

Not Evaluated

leatherleaf sedge

Carex buchananii

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta approximata

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

Cape-jewels

Nemesia strumosa

Not Evaluated

Phalsa

Grewia asiatica

Least Concern

fern-leaf lavender

Lavandula multifida

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

Not Evaluated

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Illyrian cottonthistle

Onopordum illyricum

Not Evaluated

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Rabbitear iris

Iris laevigata

Not Evaluated

Echinate Bramble

Rubus echinatus

Vulnerable

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Holme willow

Salix calodendron

Not Evaluated

red-maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

silver nailroot

Paronychia argentea

Not Evaluated

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Alkali Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Jersey knapweed

Centaurea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Evergreen Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Supine vervain

Verbena supina

Not Evaluated

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Gooseberry gourd

Cucumis myriocarpus

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

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