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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

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster franchetii

Not Evaluated

Ghostweed

Euphorbia marginata

Not Evaluated

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Queen sago

Cycas circinalis

Endangered

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

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

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

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

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

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

stink aster

Dittrichia graveolens

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

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

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

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

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

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

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