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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

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

Sea-daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

Pygmyweed

Crassula tetragona

Not Evaluated

Matted pratia

Lobelia pedunculata

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Reichardia

Reichardia tingitana

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Tambuki grass

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Syrian thistle

Notobasis syriaca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

New Zealand Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

Not Evaluated

bitter aloe

Aloe ferox

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf mullein

Verbascum sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Cape Figwort

Phygelius capensis

Not Evaluated

tangled hypericum

Hypericum triquetrifolium

Not Evaluated

Broom Sedge

Carex scoparia

Not Evaluated

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