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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

False Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster franchetii

Not Evaluated

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Queen sago

Cycas circinalis

Endangered

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Spreading alkali grass

Puccinellia distans

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Early Hair Grass

Aira praecox

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Australian Spinach

Chenopodiastrum murale

Critically Endangered

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Oak

Quercus palustris

Not Evaluated

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass

Puccinellia fasciculata

Endangered

Couchgrass

Elymus repens

Least Concern

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

Delicate Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Separated sedge

Carex divisa

Critically Endangered

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Blowball

Taraxacum officinale

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

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