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Libya

Africa · Northern Africa

Total Species
241
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
6,871,287
Area
1,759,540 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 9
Vulnerable 8
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 68
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 128
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 223
Animalia 17
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Libya

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

Concord Grape

Vitis labrusca

Not Evaluated

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera

Least Concern

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

cabbage rose

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Silver ragwort

Jacobaea maritima

Not Evaluated

Cork bark oak

Quercus suber

Least Concern

Chinese Elm

Ulmus pumila

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Rhus coriaria

Not Evaluated

Pistachio nut

Pistacia vera

Near Threatened

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Oriental Plane-tree

Platanus orientalis

Data Deficient

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

Damask rose

Rosa damascena

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Turpentine

Pistacia terebinthus

Least Concern

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Genipap

Genipa americana

Least Concern

crabwood

Carapa guianensis

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

tiputree

Tipuana tipu

Least Concern

appleblossom cassia

Cassia grandis

Least Concern

Cherry silverberry

Elaeagnus multiflora

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese Weeping Cypress

Cupressus funebris

Data Deficient

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Big-laurel

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Cootamundra wattle

Acacia baileyana

Not Evaluated

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