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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Whorled plectranthus

Plectranthus verticillatus

Not Evaluated

Weeping Boer-bean

Schotia brachypetala

Least Concern

banana poka

Passiflora tripartita

Least Concern

White bladderflower

Araujia sericifera

Not Evaluated

Brown indianhemp

Hibiscus cannabinus

Not Evaluated

Fringed dodder

Cuscuta suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Balkan Toadflax

Linaria dalmatica

Not Evaluated

Hoary Stock

Matthiola incana

Not Evaluated

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

White garlic

Allium neapolitanum

Not Evaluated

Touch-me-not

Melianthus comosus

Least Concern

Creeping Vigna

Vigna parkeri

Least Concern

wonderberry

Solanum retroflexum

Not Evaluated

Indian Barberry

Berberis aristata

Least Concern

Japanese photinia

Photinia glabra

Least Concern

Proliferating bulrush

Isolepis prolifera

Least Concern

Cloncurry

Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Least Concern

Ethiopian Oat

Avena abyssinica

Least Concern

Dwarf Sedge

Cyperus arenarius

Least Concern

Blonde Sedge

Carex albula

Least Concern

Chinese-watermelon

Benincasa hispida

Not Evaluated

Weak bluegrass

Poa infirma

Not Evaluated

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Not Evaluated

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

Not Evaluated

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

Black bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra

Not Evaluated

buffalo-grass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Not Evaluated

small-leaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair vine

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Treasure flower

Gazania rigens

Not Evaluated

Sunset muskmallow

Abelmoschus manihot

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium

Not Evaluated

Indian-plum

Flacourtia jangomas

Not Evaluated

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Not Evaluated

Herb of gilead

Cedronella canariensis

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Syrian mustard

Euclidium syriacum

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Algerian Iris

Iris unguicularis

Not Evaluated

Belamcanda

Iris domestica

Not Evaluated

Paperwhite narcissus

Narcissus papyraceus

Not Evaluated

Green cockscomb

Sedum praealtum

Not Evaluated

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