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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 404
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 861
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

dense flat sedge

Cyperus congestus

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Dune Sandbur

Cenchrus tribuloides

Least Concern

Taiwan flowering cherry

Prunus campanulata

Not Evaluated

hedge euphorbia

Euphorbia neriifolia

Least Concern

Hairy Brome

Bromus ramosus

Near Threatened

camphor daisy

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Not Evaluated

Chinese wingnut

Pterocarya stenoptera

Least Concern

trident maple

Acer buergerianum

Least Concern

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Javanese bishopwood

Bischofia javanica

Least Concern

winged water-primrose

Ludwigia decurrens

Least Concern

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

Panicled Spot Flower

Acmella paniculata

Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

Helianthus argophyllus

Least Concern

Daghestan sweet-clover

Melilotus suaveolens

Not Evaluated

golden-mane coreopsis

Coreopsis basalis

Not Evaluated

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Vernicia cordata

Least Concern

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Physalis acutifolia

Not Evaluated

Japanese scallion

Allium chinense

Least Concern

Foxtail flatsedge

Cyperus alopecuroides

Least Concern

Japanese glorybower

Clerodendrum japonicum

Least Concern

Divine nightshade

Solanum nigrescens

Not Evaluated

teasel sedge

Cyperus echinatus

Not Evaluated

sandhills amaranth

Amaranthus arenicola

Not Evaluated

Stipitate Forget-me-not

Plagiobothrys stipitatus

Not Evaluated

Luchu Pine

Pinus luchuensis

Least Concern

Early crocus

Crocus imperati

Least Concern

Potato bush

Phyllanthus reticulatus

Least Concern

Fendler's nighshade

Solanum stoloniferum

Least Concern

sensitive joint-vetch

Aeschynomene virginica

Extinct

Stueve'S Lespedeza

Lespedeza stuevei

Extinct

Silveus' Lovegrass

Eragrostis silveana

Least Concern

coast amaranth

Amaranthus pumilus

Extinct

Dwarf Marigold

Schkuhria pinnata

Not Evaluated

Compact brome

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla

Not Evaluated

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