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
Mauge's slug
Testacella maugei
Divided Tunicate
Styela canopus
Indian Stick Insect
Carausius morosus
Gammarid
Monocorophium acherusicum
Savigny's brittle star
Ophiactis savignyi
Tropical tobacco moth
Setomorpha rutella
Common Sheep Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Prostrate knotweed
Polygonum aviculare
Dwarf Setaria
Setaria italica
Bristle Pigeon Grass
Setaria verticillata
Darnel ryegrass
Lolium temulentum
Common wheat
Triticum aestivum
Annual rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
Teff
Eragrostis tef
Meadow brome
Bromus commutatus
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Mouse barley
Hordeum murinum
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Water foxtail
Alopecurus geniculatus
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Smooth hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Boar Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Old-man-in-the-spring
Senecio vulgaris
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Ox-tongue
Helminthotheca echioides
American evergreen
Syngonium podophyllum
Algerian Oak
Quercus canariensis
Shellplant
Alpinia zerumbet
Polkadot-plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Coastal wattle
Acacia cyclops
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
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
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Australian teatree
Leptospermum laevigatum
New Zealand Christmastree
Metrosideros excelsa
magenta lilly-pilly
Syzygium paniculatum
Redflower gum
Corymbia ficifolia
Gympie Messmate
Eucalyptus cloeziana
Grand eucalyptus
Eucalyptus grandis
Tuart
Eucalyptus gomphocephala
Southern mahogany
Eucalyptus botryoides
Forest redgum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Argyle apple
Eucalyptus cinerea
Australian tallowwood
Eucalyptus microcorys
Morning-glory
Ipomoea carnea
Rose glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Softseed wild petunia
Ruellia simplex
Brazilian red-cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
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