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Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
1335
Threatened
76
CR + EN + VU
Population
4 937 796
Area
70 273 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 52
Least Concern 378
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 802
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Sagittaria subulata

Not Evaluated

Sand Lucerne

Medicago varia

Not Evaluated

Orange-ball-tree

Buddleja globosa

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Purple Toothwort

Lathraea clandestina

Not Evaluated

Fairy Foxglove

Erinus alpinus

Not Evaluated

Garden Solomon's-seal

Polygonatum hybridum

Not Evaluated

Giant Montbretia

Crocosmia masoniorum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Bramble

Rubus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Common Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum

Not Evaluated

Intermediate Periwinkle

Vinca difformis

Not Evaluated

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Not Evaluated

daisybush

Olearia haastii

Not Evaluated

New Zealand Holly

Olearia macrodonta

Not Evaluated

Japanese walnut

Juglans ailantifolia

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

Rosy Dewplant

Lampranthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Australian treefern

Dicksonia antarctica

Not Evaluated

Pale Yellow-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium striatum

Not Evaluated

Waterer's cotoneaster

Cotoneaster watereri

Not Evaluated

Kokonor cotoneaster

Cotoneaster nitens

Not Evaluated

Hedge Ragwort

Brachyglottis repanda

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Akiraho

Olearia paniculata

Not Evaluated

Rockery Willowherb

Epilobium pedunculare

Not Evaluated

sorrel

Oxalis rosea

Not Evaluated

Mrs Wilson's Barberry

Berberis wilsoniae

Not Evaluated

Pott's Montbretia

Crocosmia pottsii

Not Evaluated

New Zealand Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Lesser Mexican-stonecrop

Sedum confusum

Not Evaluated

Cape Figwort

Phygelius capensis

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

Hairy Pennywort

Hydrocotyle moschata

Not Evaluated

Greek Squill

Scilla messeniaca

Not Evaluated

Dorset heath

Erica ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Aunt Eliza

Crocosmia paniculata

Not Evaluated

Stanford Screw-moss

Hennediella stanfordensis

Not Evaluated

Narihira Bamboo

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Not Evaluated

Corsican Heath

Erica terminalis

Not Evaluated

Great Crestwort

Lophocolea bispinosa

Not Evaluated

Sicilian Chamomile

Anthemis punctata

Not Evaluated

Rye Ergot

Claviceps purpurea

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock Rust

Puccinia malvacearum

Not Evaluated

American Gooseberry Mildew

Podosphaera mors-uvae

Not Evaluated

Dutch elm disease

Ophiostoma novo-ulmi

Not Evaluated

Dutch Elm Disease

Ophiostoma ulmi

Not Evaluated

Potato Wart Disease

Synchytrium endobioticum

Not Evaluated

Alder rust

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum

Not Evaluated

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Daisy Rust

Puccinia distincta

Not Evaluated

Entoleuca mammata

Vulnerable

Rhabdocline pseudotsugae

Not Evaluated

Puccinia lagenophorae

Not Evaluated

Macrophomina phaseolina

Not Evaluated

Ramularia collo-cygni

Not Evaluated

japweed

Sargassum muticum

Not Evaluated

Sudden oak death

Phytophthora ramorum

Not Evaluated

Brown algae

Colpomenia peregrina

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

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