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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 3
Endangered 4
Vulnerable 10
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 208
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 490
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Longflowered veldtgrass

Ehrharta longiflora

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Fall Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Pyramidflower

Melochia pyramidata

Least Concern

hairy fiddleneck

Amsinckia calycina

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Bentham's cornel

Cornus capitata

Least Concern

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Gaping dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia ringens

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

African locust-bean

Parkia biglobosa

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Glandular senna

Senna multiglandulosa

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Least Concern

Pencilflower

Stylosanthes scabra

Least Concern

Viscid pencil-flower

Stylosanthes viscosa

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

Threelobe buttercup

Ranunculus trilobus

Not Evaluated

Yellowband iris

Iris orientalis

Not Evaluated

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Wild sandheath

Centaurea eriophora

Not Evaluated

blue lupine

Lupinus pilosus

Not Evaluated

Vegetable fern

Diplazium esculentum

Least Concern

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

Colonial Pine

Araucaria cunninghamii

Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

Helianthus argophyllus

Least Concern

Dahlberg's daisy

Thymophylla tenuiloba

Not Evaluated

Aromatic Ginger

Kaempferia galanga

Data Deficient

Canary Island St. Johnswort

Hypericum canariense

Least Concern

Moon cactus

Harrisia martinii

Least Concern

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

Mediterranean cabbage

Brassica fruticulosa

Least Concern

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