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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 60
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1193
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

African tamarisk

Tamarix africana

Least Concern

Ducklettuce

Ottelia alismoides

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

pulque agave

Agave salmiana

Least Concern

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Blue potatobush

Lycianthes rantonnetii

Not Evaluated

False diamondflower

Ionopsidium acaule

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Species code: Hs

Halophila stipulacea

Least Concern

Fortune's Yew Plum

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Least Concern

Tidalmarsh flatsedge

Cyperus serotinus

Extinct

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Flat-topped Yate

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Endangered

Northern Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Least Concern

Asian waterwort

Elatine ambigua

Least Concern

Klein's cholla

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Least Concern

Hampe’s tamarisk

Tamarix hampeana

Least Concern

visco

Parasenegalia visco

Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

star-hyacinth

Scilla amoena

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Syrian mustard

Euclidium syriacum

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla

Not Evaluated

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

creeping saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Slender false garlic

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Pygmyweed

Crassula tetragona

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

Kerner's dock

Rumex kerneri

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Lomentaria hakodatensis

Not Evaluated

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