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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

Sea-daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Not Evaluated

Tropic croton

Croton glandulosus

Not Evaluated

Grainfield spurge

Euphorbia segetalis

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

flame-freesia

Tritonia crocata

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved aloe

Aloe maculata

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Tambuki grass

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Syrian thistle

Notobasis syriaca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Geranium

Geranium aequale

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

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