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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Queen sago

Cycas circinalis

Endangered

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Spreading alkali grass

Puccinellia distans

Least Concern

Early Hair Grass

Aira praecox

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Least Concern

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Oak

Quercus palustris

Not Evaluated

Cork bark oak

Quercus suber

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

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

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

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

stink aster

Dittrichia graveolens

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

European Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Least Concern

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

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

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

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

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