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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
30
CR + EN + VU
Population
1380004385
Area
3287263 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 260
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 328
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1306
Animalia 69
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

All Species in India

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Sea rush

Juncus maritimus

Endangered

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Alpine Pearlwort

Sagina saginoides

Least Concern

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Common Mare'S Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Vulnerable

Purple toadflax

Linaria purpurea

Not Evaluated

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Common Water Clover

Marsilea quadrifolia

Not Evaluated

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera

Least Concern

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Ghostweed

Euphorbia marginata

Not Evaluated

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Silver ragwort

Jacobaea maritima

Not Evaluated

Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Godetia

Clarkia amoena

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Blue-Bean

Lupinus perennis

Not Evaluated

White Broom

Cytisus multiflorus

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Bell apple

Passiflora laurifolia

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Damask rose

Rosa damascena

Not Evaluated

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Abyssinian Banana

Ensete ventricosum

Least Concern

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

European Michaelmas daisy

Aster amellus

Not Evaluated

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