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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

Dixie rosemallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

tiputree

Tipuana tipu

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Suffocated clover

Trifolium suffocatum

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Black poui

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Vulnerable

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Old Man'S Beard

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Christplant

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

piccabeen bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Not Evaluated

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

Critically Endangered

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Cootamundra wattle

Acacia baileyana

Not Evaluated

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

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