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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
57
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 437
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari neglectum

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Edging Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Common Draba

Draba verna

Least Concern

Sand Bittercress

Cardamine parviflora

Vulnerable

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Sea Purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Chives

Allium tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Cornish Bellflower

Campanula alliariifolia

Not Evaluated

floating pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

American Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Least Concern

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate

Persicaria orientalis

Not Evaluated

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

Broom-Sedge

Andropogon virginicus

Not Evaluated

Rattlesnake brome

Bromus briziformis

Not Evaluated

Barbed goatgrass

Aegilops triuncialis

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Bayou Violet

Viola sororia

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Barn vetch

Vicia monantha

Not Evaluated

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Rose Clover

Trifolium hirtum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Cape-Gooseberry

Physalis grisea

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Pink Shepherd's-purse

Capsella rubella

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

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