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
Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
Lesser wax moth
Achroia grisella
brown sea anemone
Metridium senile
Longbodied cellar spider
Pholcus phalangioides
lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
dooryard sowbug
Porcellio laevis
potato aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Common Honey-Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Peruvian groundcherry
Physalis peruviana
Edible Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
American Cress
Barbarea verna
Long-stalked Rape
Brassica elongata
Field mustard
Brassica rapa
Brown mustard
Brassica juncea
Common Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
American Ivy
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Common Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
sea pearlwort
Sagina maritima
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Carrot-Fern
Conium maculatum
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Bullace Plum
Prunus domestica
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Slender oat
Avena barbata
Beardless rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon viridis
Bastard Scotch Thistle
Carduus nutans
Latin American fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus
Grey Goosefoot
Chenopodium opulifolium
Wild clary
Salvia verbenaca
Chinese Scholartree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
London rocket
Sisymbrium irio
Peruvian peppertree
Schinus molle
American Ash
Fraxinus americana
Galinsoga
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Hampshire Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Chilean evening primrose
Oenothera stricta
Beach sheoak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Red beadtree
Adenanthera pavonina
Narrow Clover
Trifolium angustifolium
Husk-Tomato
Physalis philadelphica
European hackberry
Celtis australis
Floating Heart
Nymphoides peltata
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Mango
Mangifera indica
Spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Bloodflower
Asclepias curassavica
Spreading alkali grass
Puccinellia distans
Beach Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Least Evening-Primrose
Oenothera parviflora
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