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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

great blanket-flower

Gaillardia aristata

Not Evaluated

Reticulate Thistle

Onopordum nervosum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Orange

Choisya ternata

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Winter daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Bridal-Wreath

Spiraea prunifolia

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

Sea-daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

Rosy sandcrocus

Romulea rosea

Not Evaluated

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

David'S Spurge

Euphorbia davidii

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

Dusty miller

Centaurea cineraria

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Longleaf primrose-willow

Ludwigia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

bur ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Yunnan poplar

Populus yunnanensis

Not Evaluated

French flax

Linum trigynum

Not Evaluated

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