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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 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

Annual Lespedeza

Kummerowia striata

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Fall Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Bentham's cornel

Cornus capitata

Least Concern

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

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

Mucronate Sprangletop

Leptochloa panicea

Not Evaluated

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

Not Evaluated

Adriatic soapwort

Saponaria calabrica

Not Evaluated

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha

Least Concern

sweet alys

Alysicarpus bupleurifolius

Least Concern

pheasant's-eye

Adonis microcarpa

Extinct

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

False Hawkbit

Urospermum picroides

Not Evaluated

angled iceplant

Mesembryanthemum aitonis

Not Evaluated

Tree spurge

Euphorbia dendroides

Least Concern

Klein's cholla

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Least Concern

Creek Plum

Prunus munsoniana

Least Concern

Himalayan ash

Fraxinus griffithii

Least Concern

Whorled plectranthus

Plectranthus verticillatus

Not Evaluated

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

White garlic

Allium neapolitanum

Not Evaluated

Indian Barberry

Berberis aristata

Least Concern

Japanese photinia

Photinia glabra

Least Concern

Proliferating bulrush

Isolepis prolifera

Least Concern

Cloncurry

Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Least Concern

Ethiopian Oat

Avena abyssinica

Least Concern

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

small-leaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair vine

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Not Evaluated

Herb of gilead

Cedronella canariensis

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Hillman's panicum

Panicum hillmanii

Not Evaluated

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Not Evaluated

Portuguese Squill

Scilla peruviana

Not Evaluated

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