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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60461828
Area
301336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 63
Least Concern 504
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1219
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Bohemian Knotweed

Reynoutria bohemica

Not Evaluated

Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria sachalinensis

Not Evaluated

Ornamental Rhubarb

Rheum palmatum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Dock

Rumex triangulivalvis

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Californian Burr

Xanthium orientale

Not Evaluated

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Capeweed

Arctotheca calendula

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

radiating bur-marigold

Bidens radiata

Least Concern

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Rootless Duckweed

Wolffia arrhiza

Endangered

Horned Pansy

Viola cornuta

Not Evaluated

False Dragonhead

Physostegia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Siberian-tea

Bergenia crassifolia

Not Evaluated

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Chinese Scholartree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Boissier'S Glory-Of-The-Snow

Scilla luciliae

Not Evaluated

wood-hyacinth

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Least Concern

Garden Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanica

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

Clasping pepperweed

Lepidium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Steppe Cabbage

Rapistrum perenne

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Spotted-laurel

Aucuba japonica

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

Atlas Cedar

Cedrus atlantica

Endangered

Showy baby's-breath

Gypsophila elegans

Not Evaluated

Blue Iris

Iris spuria

Vulnerable

Rose-of-Sharon

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

Adria Bellflower

Campanula portenschlagiana

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Tatarian cephalaria

Cephalaria gigantea

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Fleeceflower

Reynoutria japonica

Not Evaluated

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