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
paper cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Lindenleaf sage
Salvia tiliifolia
midnight-lady
Harrisia pomanensis
Foetid-leaf Sugarbush
Protea susannae
Burchell's Sugarbush
Protea burchellii
Rocket Pincushion
Leucospermum reflexum
Native Frangipani
Hymenosporum flavum
black wattle
Acacia implexa
Palm beachbells
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
False aralia
Plerandra elegantissima
red Easter-lily cactus
Echinopsis oxygona
New South Wales waratah
Telopea speciosissima
Spicy Conebush
Leucadendron tinctum
Brown Barrel
Eucalyptus fastigata
Saltwater Paperbark
Melaleuca cuticularis
grey honey myrtle
Melaleuca incana
Rottnest Island teatree
Melaleuca lanceolata
prickly-leaf paperbark
Melaleuca nodosa
Falcate Yellowwood
Podocarpus henkelii
Black wattle
Acacia mearnsii
Mauritius hemp
Furcraea foetida
Sisal hemp
Agave sisalana
Vasey's grass
Paspalum urvillei
Compact brome
Bromus madritensis
Common carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Snowpeaks raspberry
Rubus niveus
Hen's eyes
Ardisia crenata
Common gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer
Ripgut Brome
Bromus rigidus
Panic veldtgrass
Ehrharta erecta
great blanket-flower
Gaillardia aristata
Snowbush
Breynia disticha
Fountain palm
Livistona chinensis
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Gout stalk
Jatropha podagrica
cape-jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Chinese hatplant
Holmskioldia sanguinea
white-flower Mexican-poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Himalayan ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium coccineum
Shrimpplant
Justicia brandegeeana
Louisiana canna
Canna glauca
Cape province pygmyweed
Crassula multicava
Rat-tail grass
Sporobolus africanus
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Mottled toothedthread
Odontonema cuspidatum
Cedar wattle
Acacia elata
Lavender scallops
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
Ngaio tree
Myoporum laetum
Chinese trumpet-creeper
Campsis grandiflora
Hairy abutilon
Abutilon grandifolium
moneytree
Pachira glabra
Tropical Mexican clover
Richardia brasiliensis
Simpleleaf chastetree
Vitex trifolia
Duck
Aristolochia littoralis
flamingo-flower
Anthurium andraeanum
Brazilian cat's ear
Hypochaeris chillensis
Gulf leaf-flower
Phyllanthus fraternus
Australian violet
Viola hederacea
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