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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 12
Endangered 21
Vulnerable 21
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 420
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 840
Extinct 19

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

slender thistle

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

Italian plumeless thistle

Carduus pycnocephalus

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Roman Chamomile

Chamaemelum nobile

Not Evaluated

Confused Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Not Evaluated

Hairy Michaelmas Daisy

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Oenothera fallax

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Balfour'S Jewelweed

Impatiens balfourii

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Yellow monkswort

Nonea lutea

Not Evaluated

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Galium tricornutum

Critically Endangered

Mintweed

Salvia reflexa

Not Evaluated

Germander speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Least Concern

Commen Water-Starwort

Callitriche stagnalis

Least Concern

Dwarf snapdragon

Chaenorhinum minus

Least Concern

Jujube red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Large yellow vetch

Vicia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Spanish vetchling

Lathyrus clymenum

Not Evaluated

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Common Grape Hyacinth

Muscari botryoides

Least Concern

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Garden tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

wood whitlow-grass

Draba nemorosa

Vulnerable

Annual False Pimpernel

Lindernia dubia

Not Evaluated

Nightflowering silene

Silene noctiflora

Endangered

Field Chickweed

Cerastium arvense

Not Evaluated

smoother rupture-wort

Herniaria glabra

Least Concern

Yellow Garlic

Allium moly

Not Evaluated

Orpin Sarmenteux

Sedum sarmentosum

Not Evaluated

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

water dock

Rumex hydrolapathum

Least Concern

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Spreading alkali grass

Puccinellia distans

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Sunflower

Mauranthemum paludosum

Not Evaluated

Golden chamomile

Cota tinctoria

Least Concern

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

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