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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

Hop Wattle

Acacia stricta

Least Concern

mountain swamp gum

Eucalyptus camphora

Near Threatened

cross-leaf honey myrtle

Melaleuca decussata

Least Concern

Black Tea-tree

Melaleuca bracteata

Data Deficient

Common Coral Tree

Erythrina lysistemon

Least Concern

False Sisal

Agave decipiens

Vulnerable

Wild Lettuce

Lactuca inermis

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Indian hedgemustard

Sisymbrium orientale

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

greater sea-spurrey

Spergularia media

Least Concern

Purple Sand-Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

Reed mannagrass

Glyceria maxima

Least Concern

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Grey Goosefoot

Chenopodium opulifolium

Not Evaluated

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

common rivergrass

Scolochloa festucacea

Near Threatened

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Spreading alkali grass

Puccinellia distans

Least Concern

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

European Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Least Concern

Delicate Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum

Not Evaluated

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

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