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South Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
150
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
51,269,183
Area
100,210 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 46
Not Evaluated 93
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 35

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Korea

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved Bamboo

Sasa palmata

Not Evaluated

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Not Evaluated

Awl Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Not Evaluated

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

Least Concern

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

American Sea Rocket

Cakile edentula

Not Evaluated

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Not Evaluated

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Ripgut Brome

Bromus rigidus

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Brown Beetle Grass

Diplachne fusca

Not Evaluated

Japanese mugwort

Artemisia princeps

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

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