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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 16
Least Concern 195
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 375
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Bulbous Oatgrass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

Bullwort

Ammi majus

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Cosmet

Limnaecia phragmitella

Near Threatened

Bulrush Veneer

Calamotropha paludella

Near Threatened

Burchell's Sugarbush

Protea burchellii

Vulnerable

Bur Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Least Concern

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Least Concern

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Bushy yate

Eucalyptus lehmannii

Least Concern

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Buttonweed

Malva neglecta

Least Concern

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Cajeput tree

Melaleuca linariifolia

Least Concern

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Not Evaluated

California Privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

Camper's aloe

Aloe camperi

Least Concern

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Canaliculate abalone

Haliotis parva

Data Deficient

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

cane cactus

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Near Threatened

cantaloupe

Rapana rapiformis

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

captain cone

Conus capitaneus

Least Concern

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Carmine spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Not Evaluated

Carnation Clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Carpenter Weed

Prunella vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Carrot

Daucus carota

Least Concern

Carrot bur parsley

Caucalis platycarpos

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Case-making clothes moth

Tinea pellionella

Least Concern

Cashew

Searsia lancea

Least Concern

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