South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ardilla Gris Oriental
Sciurus carolinensis
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
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
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common Quince
Cydonia oblonga
common ramping-fumitory
Fumaria muralis
common rivergrass
Scolochloa festucacea
Common Rough Woodlouse
Porcellio scaber
Common Rue
Ruta graveolens
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Common Sheep Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Common Shipworm
Teredo navalis
Common sowthistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
common striped woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Common Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius
Common Velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Common Wall Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Common wheat
Triticum aestivum
Common Wild Oats
Avena fatua
Common Wood-Rush
Luzula multiflora
Compact brome
Bromus madritensis
Compound sea squirt
Diplosoma listerianum
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
contracted glass snail
Vitrea contracta
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
coronated cone
Conus coronatus
Cosmopolitan Springtail
Entomobrya nivalis
Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa armigera
Cottony cushion scale
Icerya purchasi
Couchgrass
Elymus repens
Crab Finger Grass
Digitaria sanguinalis
Crambid Moth
Duponchelia fovealis
Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping croftonweed
Ageratina riparia
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Creeping inchplant
Callisia repens
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping mirrorplant
Coprosma repens
Creeping Prickly-Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
crimson cestrum
Cestrum elegans
Crimson fountaingrass
Cenchrus setaceus
crimson speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
cross-leaf honey myrtle
Melaleuca decussata
Crown Daisy
Glebionis coronaria
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