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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

serpent cactus

Peniocereus serpentinus

Least Concern

India-hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

Least Concern

Gracemere-pear

Opuntia streptacantha

Least Concern

Native Frangipani

Hymenosporum flavum

Least Concern

Dog tail

Buddleja asiatica

Least Concern

St. Andrew's Cross

Hypericum hypericoides

Least Concern

Chinese pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Least Concern

red Easter-lily cactus

Echinopsis oxygona

Least Concern

Touch-me-not

Melianthus comosus

Least Concern

Creeping Vigna

Vigna parkeri

Least Concern

wonderberry

Solanum retroflexum

Not Evaluated

Virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Not Evaluated

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Treasure flower

Gazania rigens

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium

Not Evaluated

Indian-plum

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus powellii

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla

Not Evaluated

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Oriental-bean

Vigna umbellata

Not Evaluated

Fragrant Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

Not Evaluated

Lemonwood

Pittosporum eugenioides

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Geranium

Geranium aequale

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Rottingdean Sea-lavender

Limonium hyblaeum

Not Evaluated

goldflower

Hypericum moserianum

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

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

bur ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

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