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Iran

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
184
Threatened
8
CR + EN + VU
Population
83992953
Area
1648195 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 3
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 81
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 84
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 68
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iran

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Paramesus major

Not Evaluated

Flor’s leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Horehound Plume

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Not Evaluated

sucker upsidedown jellyfish

Cassiopea andromeda

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Green bristlegrass

Setaria viridis

Near Threatened

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cut-Grass

Leersia oryzoides

Near Threatened

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Boar Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Diffuse knapweed

Centaurea diffusa

Not Evaluated

Field sowthistle

Sonchus arvensis

Least Concern

Hemp Agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

Least Concern

Bullnut

Trapa natans

Extinct

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

High mallow

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

Abele

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Lamb'S-Ear

Stachys byzantina

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Thlaspi arvense

Least Concern

Shortpod mustard

Hirschfeldia incana

Not Evaluated

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Bird's-eye cress

Myagrum perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Bachelor's button

Gypsophila paniculata

Not Evaluated

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Not Evaluated

wood spurge

Euphorbia amygdaloides

Near Threatened

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Slender oat

Avena barbata

Not Evaluated

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

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