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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion

Taraxacum hamatiforme

Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

Taraxacum marklundii

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

red-maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Not Evaluated

elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Golden-fruited Dandelion

Taraxacum disseminatum

Least Concern

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Keeled wormseed

Dysphania carinata

Not Evaluated

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Chinese hackberry

Celtis sinensis

Least Concern

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum dilatatum

Least Concern

Queensland fire-wheel-tree

Stenocarpus sinuatus

Least Concern

rock hakea

Hakea gibbosa

Least Concern

Bushy yate

Eucalyptus lehmannii

Least Concern

Queensland poplar

Homalanthus populifolius

Least Concern

Egyptian fenugreek

Trigonella glabra

Not Evaluated

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