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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
72
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 467
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1186
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mat amaranth

Amaranthus blitoides

Not Evaluated

Garden orache

Atriplex hortensis

Not Evaluated

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Caucasian Wingnut

Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Not Evaluated

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Not Evaluated

American Walnut

Juglans nigra

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Not Evaluated

Small yellow balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

London plane

Platanus hispanica

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Not Evaluated

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Oxalis

Oxalis stricta

Not Evaluated

Common Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Not Evaluated

Silver Lime

Tilia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Wild cucumber

Echinocystis lobata

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Arabian cotton

Gossypium herbaceum

Data Deficient

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

American Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

Not Evaluated

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

Not Evaluated

Abutilon-Hemp

Abutilon theophrasti

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Garden Tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

Not Evaluated

Blue Comfrey

Symphytum uplandicum

Not Evaluated

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Great Forget-me-not

Brunnera macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Green Alkanet

Pentaglottis sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Dyer's madder

Rubia tinctorum

Not Evaluated

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

Carolina poplar

Populus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Common Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Not Evaluated

Brittle Willow

Salix fragilis

Not Evaluated

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

Dwarf morning-glory

Convolvulus tricolor

Not Evaluated

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

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