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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Rue des jardins

Ruta graveolens

Not Evaluated

rumex élégant

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

sagine apétale

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

sagine maritime

Sagina maritima

Least Concern

sagine rampante

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Sagittaire obtuse

Sagittaria latifolia

Not Evaluated

salicaire à feuilles dhyssope

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

salicaire commune

Lythrum salicaria

Least Concern

Salsifis pâle

Tragopogon dubius

Not Evaluated

sanglier

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Sauge à petites feuilles

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

sauge réfléchie

Salvia reflexa

Not Evaluated

sauge verveine

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Saule de Babylone

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

saule fragile

Salix fragilis

Not Evaluated

saule marsault

Salix caprea

Least Concern

schrankie bicolore

Schrankia costaestrigalis

Least Concern

scirpe à tige trigone

Schoenoplectus triqueter

Critically Endangered

scléranthe annuel

Scleranthus annuus

Near Threatened

scutigère

Scutigera coleoptrata

Not Evaluated

séneçon vulgaire

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

sensitive

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Séquoia de Chine

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Not Evaluated

Séquoia sempervirent

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

sésame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sesbane

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

Sésie du Groseillier

Synanthedon tipuliformis

Least Concern

Sétaire à petites fleurs

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

sétaire verticillée

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

shérardie des champs

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Silène à fleurs penchées

Silene pendula

Not Evaluated

silène de france

Silene gallica

Extinct

silène enflé

Silene vulgaris

Least Concern

siratro

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

sirop blanc

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

sisymbre dorient

Sisymbrium orientale

Not Evaluated

soja pérenne

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

Solidage glabre

Solidago gigantea

Not Evaluated

soliva sessile

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Sophora du Japon

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

sorgho dalep

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Souchet comestible

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Souchet Rond

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Souchet vigoureux

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

soude

Salsola kali

Least Concern

soude épineuse

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

souris commune

Mus musculus

Least Concern

spargoute des champs

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Spartier

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

spergulaire marginée

Spergularia media

Least Concern

spergulaire rouge

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

sphinx à tête de mort

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

sphinx du laurier-rose

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

sphinx du liseron

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

sphinx livournien

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

Stipe

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Stramoine à grandes fleurs

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Stramoine épineuse

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

stramoine métel

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

sureau noir

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

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