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Turkey

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
562
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
84339067
Area
783562 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 10
Least Concern 118
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 370
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 401
Animalia 155
Chromista 6

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Turkey

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Chinese juniper

Juniperus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Oriental arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis

Near Threatened

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

giant sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Not Evaluated

American Arbor-Vitae

Thuja occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Siberian peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Not Evaluated

Bastard Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Adam'S Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Barbary Matrimony Vine

Lycium barbarum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Teaplant

Lycium chinense

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

scopolia

Scopolia carniolica

Not Evaluated

Wild Tobacco

Nicotiana rustica

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Downy Ground-Cherry

Physalis pubescens

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Aegean wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

Near Threatened

Rape

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

American Ivy

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Not Evaluated

Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

American Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Not Evaluated

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Not Evaluated

thrift

Armeria maritima

Endangered

Deodar

Cedrus deodara

Least Concern

Alberta Spruce

Picea glauca

Not Evaluated

Common Spruce

Picea abies

Least Concern

Common corncockle

Agrostemma githago

Critically Endangered

Bouncing Bet

Saponaria officinalis

Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

Pinus ponderosa

Not Evaluated

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Not Evaluated

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Maritime pine

Pinus pinaster

Least Concern

Western Hemlock-spruce

Tsuga heterophylla

Not Evaluated

British Columbia Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Not Evaluated

Common Larch

Larix decidua

Not Evaluated

Japanese larch

Larix kaempferi

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

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