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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

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

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

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

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

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Clubbed begonia

Begonia cucullata

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

Algerian Oak

Quercus canariensis

Data Deficient

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Indian-laurel

Litsea glutinosa

Least Concern

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Day jessamine

Cestrum diurnum

Least Concern

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

red-maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Not Evaluated

elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

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