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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
32
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 12
Vulnerable 15
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 16
Not Evaluated 522
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

American Blue-Eyed-Grass

Sisyrinchium montanum

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Caucasian persimmon

Diospyros lotus

Least Concern

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Cultivated Garlic

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

Sand leek

Allium scorodoprasum

Near Threatened

Broadleaf wild leek

Allium ampeloprasum

Not Evaluated

New zealand pigmyweed

Crassula helmsii

Not Evaluated

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Stag'S-Horn Sumach

Rhus typhina

Not Evaluated

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Not Evaluated

Garden Lovage

Levisticum officinale

Least Concern

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

bulbous chervil

Chaerophyllum bulbosum

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus armeniacus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Not Evaluated

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

Amarelle Cherry

Prunus cerasus

Least Concern

Cherry Plum

Prunus cerasifera

Not Evaluated

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Not Evaluated

Norwegian Cinquefoil

Potentilla norvegica

Least Concern

Downy Cinquefoil

Potentilla intermedia

Not Evaluated

Rockspray

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Not Evaluated

Apple

Malus domestica

Not Evaluated

Juneberry

Amelanchier lamarckii

Not Evaluated

Bridewort

Spiraea salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Fortune Meadowsweet

Spiraea japonica

Not Evaluated

Lady's mantle

Alchemilla mollis

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Malabar nut

Justicia adhatoda

Least Concern

Buffalo Currant

Ribes aureum

Not Evaluated

Bohemian Knotweed

Reynoutria bohemica

Not Evaluated

Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria sachalinensis

Not Evaluated

Ornamental Rhubarb

Rheum palmatum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Dock

Rumex triangulivalvis

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

radiating bur-marigold

Bidens radiata

Least Concern

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Rootless Duckweed

Wolffia arrhiza

Endangered

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

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