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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

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

Syrian mustard

Euclidium syriacum

Not Evaluated

Virginian Rose

Rosa virginiana

Not Evaluated

Iberian spirea

Spiraea hypericifolia

Not Evaluated

Common gum cistus

Cistus ladanifer

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

Shoddy Ragwort

Senecio pterophorus

Not Evaluated

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Algerian Ivy

Hedera algeriensis

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

broad-leaved aloe

Aloe maculata

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

holy-flax

Santolina rosmarinifolia

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Cretan Tulip

Tulipa saxatilis

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Agardh'S Red Weed

Agardhiella subulata

Not Evaluated

oak-leaf datura

Datura quercifolia

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

Showy dewflower

Drosanthemum floribundum

Not Evaluated

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

Madeira ivy

Hedera canariensis

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

Japanese fibre banana

Musa basjoo

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

African cornflag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Not Evaluated

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Not Evaluated

Hairy dewflower

Drosanthemum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

Not Evaluated

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

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