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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
85
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 32
Vulnerable 28
Near Threatened 58
Least Concern 588
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1170
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

sandboxtree

Hura crepitans

Not Evaluated

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

mexican-apple

Casimiroa edulis

Least Concern

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Arabic Gumtree

Vachellia nilotica

Least Concern

marsh St. John's-wort

Hypericum elodes

Least Concern

Separated sedge

Carex divisa

Critically Endangered

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius

Endangered

European blackberry

Rubus vestitus

Near Threatened

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Common hardgrass

Sclerochloa dura

Not Evaluated

Argentine needlegrass

Nassella tenuissima

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Blue panicum

Panicum antidotale

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha

Not Evaluated

Hairy melicgrass

Melica ciliata

Least Concern

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Cape-ivy

Delairea odorata

Not Evaluated

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Tall Yarrow

Achillea distans

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Alpine Knapweed

Centaurea nigrescens

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Least Concern

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Fumaria densiflora

Critically Endangered

Longbeak stork's bill

Erodium botrys

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Smallflower tamarisk

Tamarix parviflora

Not Evaluated

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Least Concern

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Yam bean

Pachyrhizus erosus

Not Evaluated

Blood red tassel flower

Calliandra haematocephala

Not Evaluated

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