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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 14
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 46
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 876
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Chinese trumpet-creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

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

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Mexican blood-flower

Amphilophium buccinatorium

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum brachyglossum

Not Evaluated

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

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