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China

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
534
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.439.323.776
Area
9.596.961 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 6
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 132
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 363
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 338
Animalia 160
Chromista 32
Fungi 4

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in China

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Dwarf Cape-Gooseberry

Physalis grisea

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Arabic Gumtree

Vachellia nilotica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

niruri

Phyllanthus niruri

Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

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

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

Persian ryegrass

Lolium persicum

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Deer Horn

Clarkia pulchella

Not Evaluated

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