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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
73
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 471
Data Deficient 22
Not Evaluated 1156
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

floating pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate

Persicaria orientalis

Not Evaluated

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Syrian beancaper

Zygophyllum fabago

Least Concern

Water primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Not Evaluated

Brown Nonea

Nonea pulla

Not Evaluated

European bedstraw

Galium rubioides

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Oriental virginsbower

Clematis orientalis

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Caucasian stonecrop

Phedimus spurius

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Slender pride of rochester

Deutzia gracilis

Not Evaluated

Lizard'S Tail

Saururus cernuus

Least Concern

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

Asian netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium fortunei

Not Evaluated

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Vulnerable

Turkish baby's-breath

Gypsophila pilosa

Not Evaluated

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

moutan peony

Paeonia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Carolina Lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea

Not Evaluated

Viper grass

Dinebra retroflexa

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Bonnemaison'S Hook Weed

Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

Hungarian iris

Iris variegata

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Not Evaluated

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Chinese crab apple

Malus hupehensis

Least Concern

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Urban spurge

Euphorbia agraria

Not Evaluated

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

dense flat sedge

Cyperus congestus

Not Evaluated

biennial beeblossom

Oenothera gaura

Not Evaluated

Species code: Hs

Halophila stipulacea

Least Concern

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Least Concern

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Blue Dawn Flower

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

Aubretia

Aubrieta deltoidea

Not Evaluated

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

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