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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

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

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

European Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Least Concern

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sickle Medick

Medicago falcata

Least Concern

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Graceful false flax

Camelina rumelica

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

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

Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Pale Cabbage

Brassica tournefortii

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Norfolk island pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Vulnerable

Upright chickweed

Moenchia erecta

Critically Endangered

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Carrot bur parsley

Caucalis platycarpos

Not Evaluated

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Thatch moss

Leptodontium gemmascens

Vulnerable

Curved sicklegrass

Parapholis incurva

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

piccabeen bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Not Evaluated

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

Yellow butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Not Evaluated

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