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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
57
CR + EN + VU
Population
126476461
Area
377975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 43
Least Concern 435
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Bayou Violet

Viola sororia

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Barn vetch

Vicia monantha

Not Evaluated

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Rose Clover

Trifolium hirtum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Cape-Gooseberry

Physalis grisea

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Pink Shepherd's-purse

Capsella rubella

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Richweed

Ageratina altissima

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

Desert Goosefoot

Chenopodium pratericola

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Peregrine saltbush

Atriplex suberecta

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Glandular speedwell

Veronica cymbalaria

Not Evaluated

crescent-cup liverwort

Lunularia cruciata

Least Concern

Longbeak stork's bill

Erodium botrys

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

box-holly

Ruscus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

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