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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

Greater Canadian St. John'S-Wort

Hypericum majus

Least Concern

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Bristleless Dark-Green Bulrush

Scirpus georgianus

Least Concern

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Paradise Apple

Malus dasyphylla

Data Deficient

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

African tamarisk

Tamarix africana

Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Rush

Juncus marginatus

Least Concern

Ducklettuce

Ottelia alismoides

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

Corrugate-Seeded Spurge

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Not Evaluated

Grassleaf spurge

Euphorbia graminea

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

purple spikerush

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Least Concern

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

giant onion

Allium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Drooping Prairie-Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Species code: Hs

Halophila stipulacea

Least Concern

Ashy pipewort

Eriocaulon cinereum

Least Concern

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

Blistering Ammania

Ammannia baccifera

Least Concern

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

spring groundsel

Senecio vernalis

Not Evaluated

Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

Not Evaluated

Asian waterwort

Elatine ambigua

Least Concern

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Least Concern

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Not Evaluated

Klein's cholla

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Least Concern

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Least Concern

Mountain brome

Bromus carinatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Aubretia

Aubrieta deltoidea

Not Evaluated

winged prickly-ash

Zanthoxylum armatum

Least Concern

Blue leadwood

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Not Evaluated

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Not Evaluated

Common Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

Not Evaluated

star-hyacinth

Scilla amoena

Not Evaluated

Virginian Rose

Rosa virginiana

Not Evaluated

Iberian spirea

Spiraea hypericifolia

Not Evaluated

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