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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Least Concern

Harmal peganum

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Bush-Clover

Lespedeza cuneata

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Natal plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass

Puccinellia fasciculata

Endangered

Couchgrass

Elymus repens

Least Concern

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Delicate Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

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