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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

Adriatic soapwort

Saponaria calabrica

Not Evaluated

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Opuntia polyacantha

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

False Hawkbit

Urospermum picroides

Not Evaluated

Common Sugarbush

Protea repens

Least Concern

Desert Cotton

Gossypium thurberi

Endangered

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

White garlic

Allium neapolitanum

Not Evaluated

Bull Pine

Pinus sabiniana

Least Concern

Lowveld spotted aloe

Aloe parvibracteata

Least Concern

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Not Evaluated

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Not Evaluated

Herb of gilead

Cedronella canariensis

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus powellii

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla

Not Evaluated

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

West indian gherkin

Cucumis anguria

Not Evaluated

Oriental-bean

Vigna umbellata

Not Evaluated

Fragrant Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

Not Evaluated

Lemonwood

Pittosporum eugenioides

Not Evaluated

barleria

Barleria prionitis

Not Evaluated

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

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

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Syrian thistle

Notobasis syriaca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Slender Cottonweed

Froelichia gracilis

Not Evaluated

African cornflag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Not Evaluated

tea rose

Rosa odorata

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

bladder dock

Rumex vesicarius

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf glandweed

Parentucellia latifolia

Not Evaluated

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Bengal indigo

Indigofera arrecta

Not Evaluated

green heather

Erica scoparia

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

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