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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 3
Endangered 4
Vulnerable 10
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 208
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 490
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

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

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Alkali Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

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

Jersey knapweed

Centaurea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Evergreen Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

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

Supine vervain

Verbena supina

Not Evaluated

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

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

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Hairy medick

Medicago monspeliaca

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

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

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