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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

Not Evaluated

midnight-lady

Harrisia pomanensis

Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

Rotala rotundifolia

Least Concern

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

Common Sugarbush

Protea repens

Least Concern

Desert Cotton

Gossypium thurberi

Endangered

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

White garlic

Allium neapolitanum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Sedge

Cyperus arenarius

Least Concern

Blonde Sedge

Carex albula

Least Concern

Chinese-watermelon

Benincasa hispida

Not Evaluated

Weak bluegrass

Poa infirma

Not Evaluated

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Compact brome

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Hair Grass

Agrostis hyemalis

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Globe artichoke

Cynara scolymus

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Hillman's panicum

Panicum hillmanii

Not Evaluated

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Winter daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Bridal-Wreath

Spiraea prunifolia

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

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

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Rottingdean Sea-lavender

Limonium hyblaeum

Not Evaluated

goldflower

Hypericum moserianum

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

delicate everlasting

Gamochaeta antillana

Not Evaluated

velvetweed

Oenothera curtiflora

Not Evaluated

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