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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
52
CR + EN + VU
Population
126 476 461
Area
377 975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 18
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 37
Least Concern 402
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 855
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Ciliate Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

filiform rock jasmine

Androsace filiformis

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaved Meadow-Grass

Poa angustifolia

Least Concern

great scarlet poppy

Papaver bracteatum

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

white evening-primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Not Evaluated

Lindheimer'S Beeblossom

Oenothera lindheimeri

Not Evaluated

Coastal Arrowhead

Sagittaria graminea

Not Evaluated

Big-Bract Vervain

Verbena bracteata

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

creeping-cucumber

Melothria pendula

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

golden hunter's-robe

Epipremnum aureum

Not Evaluated

White Forget-me-not

Plagiobothrys scouleri

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Beebalm

Monarda fistulosa

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Indian-pennywort

Bacopa monnieri

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium intortum

Least Concern

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Indian Coral Tree

Erythrina variegata

Least Concern

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Purple mistress

Moricandia arvensis

Not Evaluated

Ward's weed

Carrichtera annua

Not Evaluated

Catchfly

Silene antirrhina

Not Evaluated

Weed silene

Silene conoidea

Not Evaluated

False jagged-ckickweed

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

Eyebane

Euphorbia nutans

Not Evaluated

Engelmann's spikerush

Eleocharis engelmannii

Extinct

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