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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 63
Least Concern 495
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1192
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Garden Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Spotted-laurel

Aucuba japonica

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica

Endangered

Showy baby's-breath

Gypsophila elegans

Not Evaluated

Blue Iris

Iris spuria

Vulnerable

Rose-of-Sharon

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Adria Bellflower

Campanula portenschlagiana

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Fleeceflower

Reynoutria japonica

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania Knotweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Climbing Euonymus

Euonymus fortunei

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

garden zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Not Evaluated

Green-Ginger

Artemisia pontica

Not Evaluated

Annual Mugwort

Artemisia annua

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Stiff Sunflower

Helianthus pauciflorus

Not Evaluated

Connate Beggarticks

Bidens connata

Not Evaluated

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Hairy Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Avian goosefoot

Chenopodium hircinum

Not Evaluated

Indehiscent Amaranth

Amaranthus bouchonii

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Oakes' evening-primrose

Oenothera oakesiana

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Impatiens balfourii

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Yellow monkswort

Nonea lutea

Not Evaluated

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

Not Evaluated

Jujube red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Concord Grape

Vitis labrusca

Not Evaluated

Annual False Pimpernel

Lindernia dubia

Not Evaluated

Austrian flax

Linum austriacum

Not Evaluated

Sally-my-handsome

Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Not Evaluated

Clove Pink

Dianthus plumarius

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Orpin Sarmenteux

Sedum sarmentosum

Not Evaluated

Bush Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Not Evaluated

False Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

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