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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

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Perennial soybean

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Fox tail agave

Agave attenuata

Least Concern

Long-Flower Tobacco

Nicotiana longiflora

Not Evaluated

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Wax tree

Toxicodendron succedaneum

Least Concern

creeping agrimony

Agrimonia repens

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

queen-of-the-night

Cereus jamacaru

Least Concern

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Algerian Oat

Avena byzantina

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

willow hakea

Hakea salicifolia

Least Concern

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

drooping bottlebrush

Callistemon viminalis

Not Evaluated

Gray ironbark

Eucalyptus paniculata

Near Threatened

Sydney bluegum

Eucalyptus saligna

Least Concern

Red ironbark

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Least Concern

Sugargum

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Vulnerable

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Indian-laurel

Litsea glutinosa

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Dead Man'S Fingers

Codium fragile

Not Evaluated

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

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