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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
56
CR + EN + VU
Population
126,476,461
Area
377,975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 43
Least Concern 440
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 880
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Richweed

Ageratina altissima

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

Desert Goosefoot

Chenopodium pratericola

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Peregrine saltbush

Atriplex suberecta

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

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

Glandular speedwell

Veronica cymbalaria

Not Evaluated

crescent-cup liverwort

Lunularia cruciata

Least Concern

Longbeak stork's bill

Erodium botrys

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

box-holly

Ruscus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Not Evaluated

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Laxman’s bulrush

Typha laxmannii

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

filiform rock jasmine

Androsace filiformis

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaved Meadow-Grass

Poa angustifolia

Least Concern

great scarlet poppy

Papaver bracteatum

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

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

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

white evening-primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Not Evaluated

Lindheimer'S Beeblossom

Oenothera lindheimeri

Not Evaluated

Coastal Arrowhead

Sagittaria graminea

Not Evaluated

Big-Bract Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Not Evaluated

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