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Japan

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
1446
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
126.476.461
Area
377.975 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1017
Animalia 427
Protozoa 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Japan

Chinese windmill palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Moroccan toadflax

Linaria maroccana

Not Evaluated

Chinese Elm

Ulmus pumila

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Curly waterweed

Lagarosiphon major

Not Evaluated

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

Annual Scorpion-vetch

Coronilla scorpioides

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari neglectum

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Edging Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Common Draba

Draba verna

Least Concern

Sand Bittercress

Cardamine parviflora

Vulnerable

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Sea Purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least Concern

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Chives

Allium tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Cornish Bellflower

Campanula alliariifolia

Not Evaluated

floating pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

Least Concern

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate

Persicaria orientalis

Not Evaluated

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

Broom-Sedge

Andropogon virginicus

Not Evaluated

Rattlesnake brome

Bromus briziformis

Not Evaluated

Barbed goatgrass

Aegilops triuncialis

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Water primrose

Ludwigia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Bayou Violet

Viola sororia

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

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