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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
72
CR + EN + VU
Population
60.461.828
Area
301.336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 467
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1186
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Oriental spruce

Picea orientalis

Least Concern

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Hairy dewflower

Drosanthemum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Globe Kyllinga

Cyperus brevifolius

Not Evaluated

Entoleuca mammata

Vulnerable

Egg Wrack

Ascophyllum nodosum

Least Concern

japweed

Sargassum muticum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cryptogea

Not Evaluated

Brenneria nigrifluens

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Iberian knapweed

Centaurea iberica

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

Dentate Spurge

Euphorbia dentata

Not Evaluated

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Common Goldentop

Euthamia graminifolia

Not Evaluated

American Eelgrass

Vallisneria americana

Least Concern

Algae

Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

Highwater Grass

Sporobolus pumilus

Least Concern

Drooping Prairie-Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Least Concern

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

Slender false garlic

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

hardy iceplant

Delosperma cooperi

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Not Evaluated

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Blue Marsh Violet

Viola cucullata

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Showy dewflower

Drosanthemum floribundum

Not Evaluated

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