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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

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Yellow ginger

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

Crested Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Not Evaluated

Blue-sage

Eranthemum pulchellum

Not Evaluated

Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Not Evaluated

Portuguese Squill

Scilla peruviana

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

Tubular Corn-lily

Ixia paniculata

Not Evaluated

Slender false garlic

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

Oriental-bean

Vigna umbellata

Not Evaluated

Fragrant Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

Not Evaluated

Lemonwood

Pittosporum eugenioides

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Wedgeleaf dock

Rumex frutescens

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Nit grass

Gastridium phleoides

Not Evaluated

Bohena Beauty

Cenchrus longispinus

Not Evaluated

Weeping fingergrass

Eustachys distichophylla

Not Evaluated

Thatching grass

Hyparrhenia hirta

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Woody Fleabane

Dittrichia viscosa

Not Evaluated

Shoddy Ragwort

Senecio pterophorus

Not Evaluated

climbing groundsel

Senecio angulatus

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Bull's eye

Euryops chrysanthemoides

Not Evaluated

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Perennial horsegram

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

Not Evaluated

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

Sea-daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Haworth's aeonium

Aeonium haworthii

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

Pygmyweed

Crassula tetragona

Not Evaluated

Matted pratia

Lobelia pedunculata

Not Evaluated

Wilman lovegrass

Eragrostis superba

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Reichardia

Reichardia tingitana

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

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