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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Slenderleaf iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian Campion

Silene schafta

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

midnight-lady

Harrisia pomanensis

Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

Rotala rotundifolia

Least Concern

Common Sugarbush

Protea repens

Least Concern

Desert Cotton

Gossypium thurberi

Endangered

Dwarf Sedge

Cyperus arenarius

Least Concern

Blonde Sedge

Carex albula

Least Concern

Weak bluegrass

Poa infirma

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

great blanket-flower

Gaillardia aristata

Not Evaluated

Reticulate Thistle

Onopordum nervosum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Orange

Choisya ternata

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Winter daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Not Evaluated

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Bridal-Wreath

Spiraea prunifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Slender Cottonweed

Froelichia gracilis

Not Evaluated

African cornflag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Not Evaluated

tea rose

Rosa odorata

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

bladder dock

Rumex vesicarius

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf glandweed

Parentucellia latifolia

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

Fence morning-glory

Ipomoea ochracea

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

Striaria attenuata

Least Concern

Supine vervain

Verbena supina

Not Evaluated

Coolia monotis

Not Evaluated

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

four-leaf devil-pepper

Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

hairy fiddleneck

Amsinckia calycina

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

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