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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25499884
Area
7692024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Supine vervain

Verbena supina

Not Evaluated

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Gooseberry gourd

Cucumis myriocarpus

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

American Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

New World midsorus fern

Blechnum occidentale

Not Evaluated

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Shortfruit stork's bill

Erodium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Tickclover

Desmodium incanum

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Hairy medick

Medicago monspeliaca

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

cheesytoes

Stylosanthes hamata

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Zombi pea

Vigna vexillata

Not Evaluated

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

Venezuelan Pokeweed

Phytolacca rivinoides

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Mediterranean clover

Trifolium spumosum

Not Evaluated

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

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

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

elephant-bush

Portulacaria afra

Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Bayberry Willow

Salix myricoides

Least Concern

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