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Namibia

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
198
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
2540916
Area
825615 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 58
Not Evaluated 126
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 180
Animalia 18

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Namibia

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Billion-Dollar Grass

Echinochloa frumentacea

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

American Great Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Least Concern

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

Long-Flower Tobacco

Nicotiana longiflora

Not Evaluated

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

queen-of-the-night

Cereus jamacaru

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

umkokolo

Dovyalis caffra

Least Concern

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

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