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
Grey sea squirt
Ascidia sydneiensis
Marine isopod
Paracerceis sculpta
Mauge's slug
Testacella maugei
Divided Tunicate
Styela canopus
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
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
Lesser Love-Grass
Eragrostis minor
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
Cat'S Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Glabrous Catsear
Hypochaeris glabra
Bastard Scotch Thistle
Carduus nutans
Mexican love grass
Eragrostis mexicana
Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
Argentine pepperweed
Lepidium bonariense
Bastard Cress
Lepidium campestre
Separated sedge
Carex divisa
Reed mannagrass
Glyceria maxima
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Stiff Brome
Brachypodium distachyon
Butterweed
Erigeron canadensis
Argentine fleabane
Erigeron bonariensis
Field burrweed
Soliva sessilis
Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Needle Bush
Hakea sericea
Silkoak
Grevillea robusta
Lilac chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus
Catclaw vine
Dolichandra unguis-cati
Norfolk island pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Old Man'S Beard
Tillandsia usneoides
Ball Mustard
Neslia paniculata
Cultivated radish
Raphanus sativus
Streambank bulrush
Schoenoplectus triqueter
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
Dagger flower
Mantisalca salmantica
Golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides
piccabeen bangalow palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
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