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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 420
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 840
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's-needle

Scandix pecten-veneris

Critically Endangered

great pignut

Bunium bulbocastanum

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

bur chervil

Anthriscus caucalis

Least Concern

Lewiston cornsalad

Valerianella locusta

Near Threatened

small scabious

Scabiosa columbaria

Endangered

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus armeniacus

Not Evaluated

Allegheny Blackberry

Rubus allegheniensis

Not Evaluated

parsley-piert

Aphanes arvensis

Least Concern

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Garden Strawberry

Fragaria ananassa

Not Evaluated

trailing tormentil

Potentilla anglica

Least Concern

Erect Cinquefoil

Potentilla recta

Not Evaluated

prostrate cinquefoil

Potentilla supina

Endangered

Moneywort

Lysimachia nummularia

Least Concern

Garden Loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

Least Concern

Cemetary Spurge

Euphorbia cyparissias

Least Concern

Caper Spurge

Euphorbia lathyris

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Galingale

Cyperus longus

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

water dock

Rumex aquaticus

Least Concern

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Slender oat

Avena barbata

Not Evaluated

Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Least Concern

Bulbous Bluegrass

Poa bulbosa

Near Threatened

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Poverty brome

Bromus sterilis

Least Concern

Bristly dogstail grass

Cynosurus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Common Quaking Grass

Briza media

Vulnerable

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Dense Silky-bent

Apera interrupta

Near Threatened

Common Silver Hairgrass

Aira caryophyllea

Endangered

Capeweed

Arctotheca calendula

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

Downy Safflower

Carthamus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Blessed thistle

Centaurea benedicta

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Russian pigweed

Axyris amaranthoides

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Manchu tubergourd

Thladiantha dubia

Not Evaluated

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