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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
57
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 437
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 878
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Not Evaluated

sieversian wormwood

Artemisia sieversiana

Not Evaluated

Alternate-Leaved Crownbeard

Verbesina alternifolia

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Physalis heterophylla

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

Seneca Root

Polygala senega

Not Evaluated

Wilman lovegrass

Eragrostis superba

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Bugseed

Corispermum hyssopifolium

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

bird-eye primrose

Primula laurentiana

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

blue mud-plantain

Heteranthera limosa

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

oak-leaf datura

Datura quercifolia

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

spreading meadow grass

Poa humilis

Not Evaluated

Early Goldenrod

Solidago juncea

Not Evaluated

Japanese fibre banana

Musa basjoo

Not Evaluated

Slender Cottonweed

Froelichia gracilis

Not Evaluated

Prairie Grass

Sphenopholis obtusata

Not Evaluated

Baikal skullcap

Scutellaria baicalensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese trumpet-creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Sea fig

Carpobrotus chilensis

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Comb windmill grass

Chloris pectinata

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Black Crystalwort

Riccia nigrella

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Crow-Poison

Nothoscordum bivalve

Not Evaluated

Slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

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