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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Bonnemaison'S Hook Weed

Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

Eyebane

Euphorbia nutans

Not Evaluated

Dentate Spurge

Euphorbia dentata

Not Evaluated

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Hungarian iris

Iris variegata

Not Evaluated

spring starflower

Ipheion uniflorum

Not Evaluated

Dense-Flower Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Not Evaluated

Canary Island Dragon Tree

Dracaena draco

Endangered

Java waterdropwort

Oenanthe javanica

Not Evaluated

Bicolor Cobra Lily

Chasmanthe bicolor

Vulnerable

Tongue-leaf Copper-moss

Scopelophila cataractae

Not Evaluated

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

Russian wildrye

Psathyrostachys juncea

Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Wild African Finger Millet

Eleusine africana

Not Evaluated

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Argentine Cocklebur

Xanthium ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Not Evaluated

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

grey tickseed

Corispermum marschallii

Extinct

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

Monkey Musk

Erythranthe moschata

Not Evaluated

Harlequin glorybower

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Least Concern

Nodding hypecoum

Hypecoum pendulum

Not Evaluated

American Eelgrass

Vallisneria americana

Least Concern

Algae

Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Chinese crab apple

Malus hupehensis

Least Concern

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Urban spurge

Euphorbia agraria

Not Evaluated

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Bristleless Dark-Green Bulrush

Scirpus georgianus

Least Concern

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

Paradise Apple

Malus dasyphylla

Data Deficient

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

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