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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

box-holly

Ruscus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Not Evaluated

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Laxman’s bulrush

Typha laxmannii

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

filiform rock jasmine

Androsace filiformis

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaved Meadow-Grass

Poa angustifolia

Least Concern

great scarlet poppy

Papaver bracteatum

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

white evening-primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Not Evaluated

Lindheimer'S Beeblossom

Oenothera lindheimeri

Not Evaluated

Coastal Arrowhead

Sagittaria graminea

Not Evaluated

Big-Bract Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

creeping-cucumber

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

White Forget-me-not

Plagiobothrys scouleri

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Beebalm

Monarda fistulosa

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium intortum

Least Concern

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

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