South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
acíbar
Aloe arborescens
acibara
Agave americana
agróstide blanca
Agrostis gigantea
Arrui
Ammotragus lervia
cagamuja
Ricinus communis
calamís
Acorus calamus
Cervicapra
Antilope cervicapra
milefólio
Achillea millefolium
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
algoa cone
Conus algoensis
elongate cone
Conus mozambicus
Pondoland Cannibal Snail
Natalina beyrichi
Asian green mussel
Perna viridis
Mexilhao mussel
Perna perna
Florida dog winkle
Stramonita haemastoma
Pleated tunicate
Styela plicata
thecacera
Thecacera pennigera
cantaloupe
Rapana rapiformis
Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys afra
branched murex
Chicoreus ramosus
doubletoothed hydroid
Obelia bidentata
blacktip shipworm
Lyrodus pedicellatus
cellar spiders
Crossopriza lyoni
Red and black flat mite
Brevipalpus phoenicis
Portuguese black millipede
Ommatoiulus moreleti
Grey sea squirt
Ascidia sydneiensis
Marine isopod
Paracerceis sculpta
Ascidian
Symplegma brakenhielmi
Japanese fishlouse
Argulus japonicus
Angled Gem
Anomis sabulifera
Milk snail
Otala punctata
Indian Stick Insect
Carausius morosus
Gammarid
Monocorophium acherusicum
Savigny's brittle star
Ophiactis savignyi
Common Sheep Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Prostrate knotweed
Polygonum aviculare
Aphid Trap
Proboscidea louisianica
queen-of-the-night
Cereus jamacaru
narrow Canary grass
Phalaris angusta
Algerian Oat
Avena byzantina
Awnless Brome
Bromus inermis
African bermudagrass
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Finger millet
Eleusine coracana
Spiked bur grass
Tragus berteronianus
Spoonleaf purple everlasting
Gamochaeta purpurea
willow hakea
Hakea salicifolia
Golden dewdrops
Duranta erecta
drooping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
Gray ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Algerian Oak
Quercus canariensis
Shellplant
Alpinia zerumbet
Polkadot-plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Indian rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
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