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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
73
CR + EN + VU
Population
60.461.828
Area
301.336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 471
Data Deficient 22
Not Evaluated 1156
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Eastern Chamomile

Anthemis ruthenica

Not Evaluated

Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Common Hop-Tree

Ptelea trifoliata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Amaranth

Amaranthus graecizans

Not Evaluated

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Not Evaluated

American Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian Wingnut

Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Not Evaluated

Butternut

Juglans cinerea

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Not Evaluated

Small yellow balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Oxalis

Oxalis stricta

Not Evaluated

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Wild cucumber

Echinocystis lobata

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

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

Balm Of Gilead

Populus balsamifera

Not Evaluated

Brittle Willow

Salix fragilis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf morning-glory

Convolvulus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Common Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Near Threatened

Somerset Skullcap

Scutellaria altissima

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Elsholtzia

Elsholtzia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Blindeyes

Papaver dubium

Least Concern

Atlas Poppy

Papaver atlanticum

Not Evaluated

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

Asiatic Dayflower

Commelina communis

Not Evaluated

Coralbells

Heuchera sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Saxifrage

Saxifraga umbrosa

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Creeping Speedwell

Veronica filiformis

Not Evaluated

Filbert

Corylus maxima

Not Evaluated

European White-elm

Ulmus laevis

Near Threatened

Bigroot Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum

Not Evaluated

Siberian Crane'S-Bill

Geranium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Nuttall's waterweed

Elodea nuttallii

Not Evaluated

Bastard Indigo

Amorpha fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Not Evaluated

Blue Fenugreek

Trigonella caerulea

Not Evaluated

Drooping Star Of Bethlehem

Ornithogalum nutans

Least Concern

Angel's-trumpets

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Hoe nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Balkan Anemone

Anemone blanda

Not Evaluated

silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

Not Evaluated

Golden-tuft alyssum

Aurinia saxatilis

Not Evaluated

Miner's pepperwort

Lepidium densiflorum

Not Evaluated

Purpleanther field pepperweed

Lepidium heterophyllum

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Hare's ear mustard

Conringia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Wormseed wallflower

Erysimum cheiranthoides

Least Concern

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