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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
53
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 404
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 861
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Stinking willie

Jacobaea vulgaris

Least Concern

Acrid lettuce

Lactuca virosa

Not Evaluated

Blue Lettuce

Lactuca tatarica

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Ground Pink

Phlox subulata

Not Evaluated

Upright Mignonette

Reseda alba

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Least Concern

Fig-Leaf Goosefoot

Chenopodium ficifolium

Least Concern

Mediterranean Amaranth

Amaranthus graecizans

Not Evaluated

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Not Evaluated

Creeping Saltbush

Atriplex prostrata

Least Concern

Indian balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Not Evaluated

Common Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Not Evaluated

Tuberous vervain

Verbena rigida

Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Wood-Sorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza

Least Concern

European stickseed

Lappula squarrosa

Endangered

Blue Comfrey

Symphytum uplandicum

Not Evaluated

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Common Water Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis scorpioides

Least Concern

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis discolor

Endangered

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

German-madwort

Asperugo procumbens

Endangered

false cleavers

Galium spurium

Extinct

Lady'S Bedstraw

Galium verum

Near Threatened

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Common Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Near Threatened

Hedge-Nettle

Stachys palustris

Least Concern

Annual Yellow-woundwort

Stachys annua

Not Evaluated

Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Least Concern

Brittlestem hempnettle

Galeopsis tetrahit

Least Concern

Bergamot Mint

Mentha aquatica

Least Concern

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Least Concern

Common Mint

Mentha arvensis

Least Concern

white ramping-fumitory

Fumaria capreolata

Near Threatened

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Horned Poppy

Glaucium flavum

Near Threatened

Blindeyes

Papaver dubium

Least Concern

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Buckhorn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Least Concern

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

fingered speedwell

Veronica triphyllos

Critically Endangered

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

Least Concern

dark speedwell

Veronica opaca

Critically Endangered

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Least Concern

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Least Concern

Cranesbill

Geranium pusillum

Least Concern

Hedgerow Crane'S-Bill

Geranium pyrenaicum

Least Concern

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

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