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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
73
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 471
Data Deficient 22
Not Evaluated 1156
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

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

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

dense flat sedge

Cyperus congestus

Not Evaluated

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

Species code: Hs

Halophila stipulacea

Least Concern

Ashy pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Least Concern

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

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

Healing-leaf-tree

Solanum giganteum

Least Concern

Chinese gall

Rhus chinensis

Least Concern

Gracemere-pear

Opuntia streptacantha

Least Concern

Klein's cholla

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Orangeberry nightshade

Solanum lanceolatum

Least Concern

Watkins fig

Ficus watkinsiana

Least Concern

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

star-hyacinth

Scilla amoena

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

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