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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
32
CR + EN + VU
Population
60.461.828
Area
301.336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 12
Vulnerable 15
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 16
Not Evaluated 522
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Paradise Apple

Malus dasyphylla

Data Deficient

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Corrugate-Seeded Spurge

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

Highwater Grass

Sporobolus pumilus

Least Concern

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Blue potatobush

Lycianthes rantonnetii

Not Evaluated

False diamondflower

Ionopsidium acaule

Not Evaluated

Drooping Prairie-Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Species code: Hs

Halophila stipulacea

Least Concern

Ashy pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Least Concern

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

Fortune's Yew Plum

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Least Concern

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Least Concern

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Cyperus erythrorhizos

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Flat-topped Yate

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Endangered

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Least Concern

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Least Concern

Healing-leaf-tree

Solanum giganteum

Least Concern

Gracemere-pear

Opuntia streptacantha

Least Concern

Klein's cholla

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Least Concern

White bladderflower

Araujia sericifera

Not Evaluated

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Indian thorny bamboo

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

Blue leadwood

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Not Evaluated

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Not Evaluated

Greenwax golden bamboo

Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens

Not Evaluated

Kiwi

Actinidia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Algerian Iris

Iris unguicularis

Not Evaluated

Paperwhite narcissus

Narcissus papyraceus

Not Evaluated

Green cockscomb

Sedum praealtum

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

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