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Switzerland

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
1175
Threatened
84
CR + EN + VU
Population
8.654.622
Area
41.284 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 36
Vulnerable 27
Near Threatened 55
Least Concern 389
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 616
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 791
Plantae 352
Fungi 22
Chromista 9
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Switzerland

Branching Campion

Silene dichotoma

Not Evaluated

Snow in summer

Cerastium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

American Blue-Eyed-Grass

Sisyrinchium montanum

Not Evaluated

Nonesuch daffodil

Narcissus incomparabilis

Not Evaluated

Sand leek

Allium scorodoprasum

Near Threatened

Few-flowered Garlic

Allium paradoxum

Not Evaluated

Orpin D'Espagne

Sedum hispanicum

Not Evaluated

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Stag'S-Horn Sumach

Rhus typhina

Not Evaluated

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Not Evaluated

Red valerian

Centranthus ruber

Near Threatened

Tatarian honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica

Not Evaluated

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus armeniacus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Not Evaluated

Erect Cinquefoil

Potentilla recta

Not Evaluated

Downy Cinquefoil

Potentilla intermedia

Not Evaluated

Rockspray

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Not Evaluated

Bridewort

Spiraea salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Dotted Loosestrife

Lysimachia punctata

Not Evaluated

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Bog Arum

Calla palustris

Least Concern

American skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Not Evaluated

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Blackspot hornpoppy

Glaucium corniculatum

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Musk Stork's-bill

Erodium moschatum

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

wood-hyacinth

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Least Concern

Winter Aconite

Eranthis hyemalis

Not Evaluated

Steppe Cabbage

Rapistrum perenne

Not Evaluated

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

American Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

barrenwort

Epimedium alpinum

Not Evaluated

Yellow Figwort

Scrophularia vernalis

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

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

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Impatiens balfourii

Not Evaluated

Yellow monkswort

Nonea lutea

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

Lenten-rose

Helleborus orientalis

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Pale flax

Linum bienne

Not Evaluated

Orpin Sarmenteux

Sedum sarmentosum

Not Evaluated

Black Rampion

Phyteuma nigrum

Least Concern

Venus's-looking-glass

Legousia hybrida

Critically Endangered

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

Common Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

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