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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

tiputree

Tipuana tipu

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Suffocated clover

Trifolium suffocatum

Not Evaluated

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Cootamundra wattle

Acacia baileyana

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Clubbed begonia

Begonia cucullata

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

queen-of-the-night

Cereus jamacaru

Least Concern

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

willow hakea

Hakea salicifolia

Least Concern

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

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