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South Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
150
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
51 269 183
Area
100 210 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 26
Not Evaluated 55
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 35

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Korea

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Entire-Leaved Morning Glory

Ipomoea hederacea

Not Evaluated

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved Bamboo

Sasa palmata

Not Evaluated

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

Least Concern

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

American Sea Rocket

Cakile edentula

Not Evaluated

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Brown Beetle Grass

Diplachne fusca

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Bowerbank's halichondria

Halichondria bowerbanki

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Pediopsis tiliae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kyboasca bipunctata

Near Threatened

Weevil

Parascythopus intrusus

Not Evaluated

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

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