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Turkey

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
562
Threatened
19
CR + EN + VU
Population
84,339,067
Area
783,562 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 10
Least Concern 126
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 397
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 401
Animalia 155
Chromista 6

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Turkey

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Chinese Packing Grass

Microstegium vimineum

Not Evaluated

Arrow bamboo

Pseudosasa japonica

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia peploides

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Annual Toadflax

Linaria incarnata

Not Evaluated

Hard Maple

Acer saccharum

Least Concern

American Savin

Juniperus horizontalis

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Glaucous Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Not Evaluated

Slender pride of rochester

Deutzia gracilis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Red Horse-chestnut

Aesculus carnea

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Sea Lettuce

Ulva lactuca

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Turkish baby's-breath

Gypsophila pilosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

Asiatic tearthumb

Persicaria perfoliata

Not Evaluated

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

Big-laurel

Magnolia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

silk-floss tree

Ceiba speciosa

Least Concern

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Cockspur coral tree

Erythrina crista-galli

Least Concern

Bristly Locust

Robinia hispida

Not Evaluated

Cabbage tree

Cordyline australis

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

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