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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

Not Evaluated

leatherleaf sedge

Carex buchananii

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta approximata

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

Phalsa

Grewia asiatica

Least Concern

fern-leaf lavender

Lavandula multifida

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

Not Evaluated

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

Rabbitear iris

Iris laevigata

Not Evaluated

Echinate Bramble

Rubus echinatus

Vulnerable

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Holme willow

Salix calodendron

Not Evaluated

red-maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

silver nailroot

Paronychia argentea

Not Evaluated

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Alkali Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Gooseberry gourd

Cucumis myriocarpus

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

American Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

New World midsorus fern

Blechnum occidentale

Not Evaluated

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Shortfruit stork's bill

Erodium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

cheesytoes

Stylosanthes hamata

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata

Not Evaluated

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Mediterranean clover

Trifolium spumosum

Not Evaluated

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

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