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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

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

Juniper-leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

African locust-bean

Parkia biglobosa

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Glandular senna

Senna multiglandulosa

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Least Concern

Pencilflower

Stylosanthes scabra

Least Concern

Viscid pencil-flower

Stylosanthes viscosa

Least Concern

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

Threelobe buttercup

Ranunculus trilobus

Not Evaluated

Yellowband iris

Iris orientalis

Not Evaluated

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

Least Concern

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

bitter sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

Not Evaluated

blue lupine

Lupinus pilosus

Not Evaluated

Vegetable fern

Diplazium esculentum

Least Concern

Castilla Rubber

Castilla elastica

Least Concern

Colonial Pine

Araucaria cunninghamii

Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

Helianthus argophyllus

Least Concern

Dahlberg's daisy

Thymophylla tenuiloba

Not Evaluated

Aromatic Ginger

Kaempferia galanga

Data Deficient

Canary Island St. Johnswort

Hypericum canariense

Least Concern

Moon cactus

Harrisia martinii

Least Concern

Canary broom

Genista canariensis

Least Concern

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

Mediterranean cabbage

Brassica fruticulosa

Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

Eriocaulon truncatum

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

serpent cactus

Peniocereus serpentinus

Least Concern

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

Lion's ear

Leonotis leonurus

Not Evaluated

orange milktree

Harungana madagascariensis

Least Concern

Dyer's Litmus

Chrozophora tinctoria

Least Concern

Nodding Bulrush

Scirpus pendulus

Least Concern

Durban grass

Dactyloctenium australe

Extinct

Rose scented geranium

Pelargonium capitatum

Not Evaluated

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Adriatic soapwort

Saponaria calabrica

Not Evaluated

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha

Least Concern

Water-wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Least Concern

China doll plant

Radermachera sinica

Not Evaluated

Wingstem spurry

Spergula pentandra

Extinct

Turkish pine

Pinus brutia

Least Concern

woolly croton

Croton capitatus

Not Evaluated

midnight-lady

Harrisia pomanensis

Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

Rotala rotundifolia

Least Concern

hairy sheepweed

Neatostema apulum

Not Evaluated

Badhara-bush

Gmelina elliptica

Least Concern

India-hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

Least Concern

Gracemere-pear

Opuntia streptacantha

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

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