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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

pheasant's-eye

Adonis microcarpa

Extinct

Brazilian-coleus

Plectranthus oertendahlii

Not Evaluated

winged water-starwort

Callitriche marginata

Least Concern

Black Birch

Betula nigra

Least Concern

purple milk-vetch

Astragalus sesameus

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Sedge

Cyperus arenarius

Least Concern

Blonde Sedge

Carex albula

Least Concern

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

Winter daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Slender Cottonweed

Froelichia gracilis

Not Evaluated

bladder dock

Rumex vesicarius

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf glandweed

Parentucellia latifolia

Not Evaluated

bur ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Yunnan poplar

Populus yunnanensis

Not Evaluated

French flax

Linum trigynum

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean onion

Allium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Geraldton carnation weed

Euphorbia terracina

Not Evaluated

Striaria attenuata

Least Concern

Coolia monotis

Not Evaluated

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

Stinking Bean Trefoil

Anagyris foetida

Least Concern

Cape-jewels

Nemesia strumosa

Not Evaluated

Echinate Bramble

Rubus echinatus

Vulnerable

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

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