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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

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

Blue Plantain Lily

Hosta ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Confused Canary-grass

Phalaris brachystachys

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Cape-ivy

Delairea odorata

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

immortelle

Xeranthemum annuum

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Iberian knapweed

Centaurea iberica

Not Evaluated

Richweed

Ageratina altissima

Not Evaluated

Pale Sunflower

Helianthus decapetalus

Not Evaluated

Eastern Line Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Not Evaluated

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum superbum

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Slender pride of rochester

Deutzia gracilis

Not Evaluated

Lizard'S Tail

Saururus cernuus

Least Concern

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Twoscale saltbush

Atriplex micrantha

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

American Basswood

Tilia americana

Not Evaluated

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Asian netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium fortunei

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Smallflower tamarisk

Tamarix parviflora

Not Evaluated

Red Horse-chestnut

Aesculus carnea

Not Evaluated

Heath Star Moss

Campylopus introflexus

Not Evaluated

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Scurfy Pea

Cullen americanum

Not Evaluated

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Vulnerable

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cherry silverberry

Elaeagnus multiflora

Least Concern

Thorny olive

Elaeagnus pungens

Least Concern

Asian wavy bittercress

Cardamine occulta

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Chinese Catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Not Evaluated

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Turkish baby's-breath

Gypsophila pilosa

Not Evaluated

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Climbingfig

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

Arnold'S Hawthorn

Crataegus submollis

Not Evaluated

Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster

Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii

Not Evaluated

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Eve's needle cactus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Least Concern

Brownspine Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Least Concern

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

moutan peony

Paeonia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

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