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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

Chinese hackberry

Celtis sinensis

Least Concern

Spanish heath

Erica lusitanica

Least Concern

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

Mediterranean catchfly

Silene nocturna

Not Evaluated

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Slender parsley piert

Aphanes microcarpa

Not Evaluated

Hyssopleaf sandmat

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

Jumping cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Least Concern

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

Climbing Cactus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus

Not Evaluated

dense flat sedge

Cyperus congestus

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

Rose myrtle

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Least Concern

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

Annual Lespedeza

Kummerowia striata

Not Evaluated

Bayberry Willow

Salix myricoides

Least Concern

lemon bacopa

Bacopa caroliniana

Critically Endangered

Syrian Christ-thorn

Ziziphus spina-christi

Least Concern

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

Tuna

Opuntia elatior

Not Evaluated

firecracker-flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Least Concern

birdflower

Crotalaria agatiflora

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Cats-whiskers

Rotheca myricoides

Least Concern

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis atrovirens

Least Concern

Longflowered veldtgrass

Ehrharta longiflora

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Fall Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Not Evaluated

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

hairy fiddleneck

Amsinckia calycina

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Bentham's cornel

Cornus capitata

Least Concern

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Gaping dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia ringens

Not Evaluated

baby jump-up

Mecardonia procumbens

Least Concern

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

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