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Namibia

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
198
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
2,540,916
Area
825,615 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 56
Not Evaluated 117
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 180
Animalia 18

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Namibia

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

Long-Flower Tobacco

Nicotiana longiflora

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madwoman'S Milk

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

midnight-lady

Harrisia pomanensis

Least Concern

Moon cactus

Harrisia martinii

Least Concern

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

queen-of-the-night

Cereus jamacaru

Least Concern

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

St. John's bread

Ceratonia siliqua

Not Evaluated

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