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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 420
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 840
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Chinese Scholartree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Boissier'S Glory-Of-The-Snow

Scilla luciliae

Not Evaluated

Garden Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica

Not Evaluated

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Clasping pepperweed

Lepidium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Showy baby's-breath

Gypsophila elegans

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

Least Concern

thick-leaf stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum

Not Evaluated

Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Near Threatened

Purple Mullein

Verbascum phoeniceum

Not Evaluated

Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflata

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Redleaf rose

Rosa glauca

Not Evaluated

Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Near Threatened

Forsythia

Forsythia suspensa

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

slender thistle

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Roman Chamomile

Chamaemelum nobile

Not Evaluated

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Hairy Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Oenothera fallax

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Impatiens balfourii

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Yellow monkswort

Nonea lutea

Not Evaluated

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Galium tricornutum

Critically Endangered

Mintweed

Salvia reflexa

Not Evaluated

Germander speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Least Concern

Commen Water-Starwort

Callitriche stagnalis

Least Concern

Dwarf snapdragon

Chaenorhinum minus

Least Concern

Jujube red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Large yellow vetch

Vicia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Spanish vetchling

Lathyrus clymenum

Not Evaluated

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Grape Hyacinth

Muscari botryoides

Least Concern

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

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