South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Kebsh el Gebel
Ammotragus lervia
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis
Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
American Boxwood
Cornus florida
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Fat-spiked Yard-grass
Eleusine multiflora
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Palay rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Elephant grass
Cenchrus purpureus
Kikuyugrass
Cenchrus clandestinus
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Angleton bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum
western cudweed
Gnaphalium polycaulon
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Peruvian primrose-willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
four-wing evening-primrose
Oenothera tetraptera
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii
sweet-sage
Lantana trifolia
Changeable velvetberry
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Cayenne porterweed
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Fringed rosemallow
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Mazapan
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Dixie silverback fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Gold-Foot Fern
Phlebodium aureum
Knife acacia
Acacia cultriformis
Argentine senna
Senna corymbosa
Easter cassia
Senna pendula
Christmasbush
Senna bicapsularis
Brazilian firetree
Schizolobium parahyba
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Black mimosa
Mimosa pigra
red inkplant
Phytolacca icosandra
velvet mesquite
Prosopis velutina
Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Water-Lily
Nymphaea marliacea
Wild passionfruit
Passiflora suberosa
mescal agave
Agave angustifolia
Jamaican forget-me-not
Browallia americana
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis
erect spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
moreton-bay-pine
Araucaria bidwillii
doctorbush
Plumbago zeylanica
Beach spiderlily
Hymenocallis littoralis
Smokebush
Buddleja madagascariensis
common boobialla
Myoporum insulare
Ferny Azolla
Azolla pinnata
Yellow unicorn-plant
Ibicella lutea
redbird flower
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Graceful sandmat
Euphorbia hypericifolia
American Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
Jumping cholla
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Hedge Cactus
Cereus hildmannianus
Jointed Pricklypear
Opuntia aurantiaca
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