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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
68
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 27
Vulnerable 17
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 385
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 784
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

top paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum

Least Concern

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

bamboo grass

Paspalum fasciculatum

Not Evaluated

Talquezal

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

slim-bristle sandbur

Cenchrus brownii

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

creeping river grass

Echinochloa polystachya

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

Antelope Grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

Awnless Brome

Bromus inermis

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Not Evaluated

soldier thistle

Picnomon acarna

Not Evaluated

Bull cottonthistle

Onopordum tauricum

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Burvine

Verbena urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Chilean Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis valdiviensis

Not Evaluated

Crimson woodsorrel

Oxalis incarnata

Not Evaluated

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

Nodding hypecoum

Hypecoum pendulum

Not Evaluated

Algerian Oak

Quercus canariensis

Data Deficient

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Jersey Toadflax

Linaria pelisseriana

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Blue Toadflax

Nuttallanthus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

European milkvetch

Astragalus hamosus

Not Evaluated

silverleaf desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

European vetch

Vicia disperma

Not Evaluated

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Angled pea

Lathyrus angulatus

Not Evaluated

Wrinkled medick

Medicago rugosa

Least Concern

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Not Evaluated

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Orange cestrum

Cestrum aurantiacum

Least Concern

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

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