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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
68
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 27
Vulnerable 17
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 385
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 784
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Vogel tephrosia

Tephrosia vogelii

Not Evaluated

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

Starry Clover

Trifolium stellatum

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Cabbage tree

Cordyline australis

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Least Concern

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

French Rocket

Sisymbrium erysimoides

Not Evaluated

Ward's weed

Carrichtera annua

Not Evaluated

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

Triangle cactus

Acanthocereus tetragonus

Least Concern

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Dark-green Dandelion

Taraxacum bracteatum

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

sacred basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Bicolor Cobra Lily

Chasmanthe bicolor

Vulnerable

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

arrowroot

Thalia geniculata

Least Concern

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

top paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum

Least Concern

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

bamboo grass

Paspalum fasciculatum

Not Evaluated

Talquezal

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

slim-bristle sandbur

Cenchrus brownii

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Blue panicum

Panicum antidotale

Not Evaluated

Argentinian crabgrass

Digitaria aequiglumis

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Not Evaluated

soldier thistle

Picnomon acarna

Not Evaluated

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius

Endangered

Colombian waxweed

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Burvine

Verbena urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

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