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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

Barn vetch

Vicia monantha

Not Evaluated

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Rose Clover

Trifolium hirtum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Cape-Gooseberry

Physalis grisea

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Pink Shepherd's-purse

Capsella rubella

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Richweed

Ageratina altissima

Not Evaluated

Marguerite

Argyranthemum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Tiny trumpet

Collomia linearis

Not Evaluated

Desert Goosefoot

Chenopodium pratericola

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Peregrine saltbush

Atriplex suberecta

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Tarweed fiddleneck

Amsinckia lycopsoides

Least Concern

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Glandular speedwell

Veronica cymbalaria

Not Evaluated

crescent-cup liverwort

Lunularia cruciata

Least Concern

Longbeak stork's bill

Erodium botrys

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

box-holly

Ruscus aculeatus

Not Evaluated

Carpet-Weed

Mollugo verticillata

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Not Evaluated

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Laxman’s bulrush

Typha laxmannii

Not Evaluated

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Ciliate Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

filiform rock jasmine

Androsace filiformis

Not Evaluated

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