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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion

Taraxacum hamatiforme

Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

Taraxacum marklundii

Least Concern

American Boxwood

Cornus florida

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Fat-spiked Yard-grass

Eleusine multiflora

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Golden-fruited Dandelion

Taraxacum disseminatum

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Knife acacia

Acacia cultriformis

Least Concern

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Chinese hackberry

Celtis sinensis

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

American Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle americana

Least Concern

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