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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60461828
Area
301336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 63
Least Concern 502
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1222
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Algae

Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Greater Canadian St. John'S-Wort

Hypericum majus

Least Concern

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Chinese crab apple

Malus hupehensis

Least Concern

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Urban spurge

Euphorbia agraria

Not Evaluated

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Bristleless Dark-Green Bulrush

Scirpus georgianus

Least Concern

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Paradise Apple

Malus dasyphylla

Data Deficient

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

African tamarisk

Tamarix africana

Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Rush

Juncus marginatus

Least Concern

Ducklettuce

Ottelia alismoides

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Corrugate-Seeded Spurge

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

Highwater Grass

Sporobolus pumilus

Least Concern

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

pulque agave

Agave salmiana

Least Concern

giant onion

Allium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

biennial beeblossom

Oenothera gaura

Not Evaluated

Blue potatobush

Lycianthes rantonnetii

Not Evaluated

False diamondflower

Ionopsidium acaule

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Drooping Prairie-Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

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