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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60.461.828
Area
301.336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 63
Least Concern 504
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1219
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

False Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus inserta

Not Evaluated

cross-leaved heath

Erica tetralix

Near Threatened

Oregon grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Not Evaluated

Japanese larch

Larix kaempferi

Not Evaluated

American Blue-Eyed-Grass

Sisyrinchium montanum

Not Evaluated

Buttercup

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Least Concern

Nonesuch daffodil

Narcissus incomparabilis

Not Evaluated

Sand leek

Allium scorodoprasum

Near Threatened

Broadleaf wild leek

Allium ampeloprasum

Not Evaluated

New zealand pigmyweed

Crassula helmsii

Not Evaluated

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Stag'S-Horn Sumach

Rhus typhina

Not Evaluated

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Not Evaluated

Himalayan blackberry

Rubus armeniacus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Not Evaluated

fragrant agrimony

Agrimonia procera

Near Threatened

Japan Globeflower

Kerria japonica

Not Evaluated

Ash-Leaved Spiraea

Sorbaria sorbifolia

Not Evaluated

Norwegian Cinquefoil

Potentilla norvegica

Least Concern

Downy Cinquefoil

Potentilla intermedia

Not Evaluated

Rockspray

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Not Evaluated

Juneberry

Amelanchier lamarckii

Not Evaluated

Bridewort

Spiraea salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Fortune Meadowsweet

Spiraea japonica

Not Evaluated

Lady's mantle

Alchemilla mollis

Not Evaluated

Malabar nut

Justicia adhatoda

Least Concern

Buffalo Currant

Ribes aureum

Not Evaluated

Bohemian Knotweed

Reynoutria bohemica

Not Evaluated

Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria sachalinensis

Not Evaluated

Mexican Dock

Rumex triangulivalvis

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Californian Burr

Xanthium orientale

Not Evaluated

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

radiating bur-marigold

Bidens radiata

Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

False Dragonhead

Physostegia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Boissier'S Glory-Of-The-Snow

Scilla luciliae

Not Evaluated

wood-hyacinth

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Least Concern

Garden Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

Clasping pepperweed

Lepidium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Steppe Cabbage

Rapistrum perenne

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Spotted-laurel

Aucuba japonica

Not Evaluated

Showy baby's-breath

Gypsophila elegans

Not Evaluated

Blue Iris

Iris spuria

Vulnerable

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Adria Bellflower

Campanula portenschlagiana

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Not Evaluated

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