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
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Western flower thrips
Frankliniella occidentalis
Maritime earwig
Anisolabis maritima
Springtail
Proisotoma minuta
Garlic Snail
Oxychilus alliarius
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Australian tubeworm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
Mat amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
Candlestick
Oenothera biennis
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
Privet mite
Brevipalpus obovatus
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Herb of the cross
Verbena officinalis
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Japanese jumper worm
Amynthas corticis
Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
anoda-weed
Anoda cristata
Buttonweed
Malva neglecta
cellar glass snail
Oxychilus cellarius
Chinese Mallow
Malva verticillata
Chinese jumper worm
Amynthas gracilis
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Blue Devil
Echium vulgare
Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Blue Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
Gray Poplar
Populus canescens
Brittle Willow
Salix fragilis
goat willow
Salix caprea
blue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Draparnaud's Glass Snail
Oxychilus draparnaudi
Cat
Felis catus
Dirty Sea-Squirt
Ascidiella aspersa
gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Ensign wasp
Evania appendigaster
Giant Freshwater Prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Clown beetle
Acritus komai
Perlemoen
Haliotis midae
Cabbage webworm
Hellula undalis
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Camphortree
Cinnamomum camphora
Potbellied helicellid
Cochlicella barbara
Bear's-breech
Acanthus mollis
Calamus
Acorus calamus
flag cone
Conus vexillum
European Chestnut
Castanea sativa
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