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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

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla

Not Evaluated

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Big blue lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Not Evaluated

inkberry

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

pompomweed

Campuloclinium macrocephalum

Not Evaluated

Scaly Hawkbit

Hedypnois cretica

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Mueller's saltbush

Atriplex muelleri

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

Critically Endangered

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Black Cottonwood

Populus nigra

Not Evaluated

Clover Dodder

Cuscuta epithymum

Endangered

European turkey oak

Quercus cerris

Not Evaluated

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Coliseum-Ivy

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar lutea

Least Concern

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