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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
60
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 11
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 46
Least Concern 456
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 845
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 9

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Fleur de la Passion

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

flouve odorante

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

folle-avoine

Avena fatua

Least Concern

fougère grimpante du Japon

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

fraisier des indes

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

fraisier sauvage

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

framboisier du japon

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

frangipanier

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Frêne d’Amérique

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

fromentin

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

fumeterre des murailles

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

fumeterre officinale

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

Gaillarde

Gaillardia aristata

Not Evaluated

Gaillarde jolie

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

galinsoga cilié

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

galinsoga glabre

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

gastridie fausse-fléole

Gastridium phleoides

Not Evaluated

gattilier

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Least Concern

genêt à balais

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

genêt de Montpellier

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Genévrier de Virginie

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

gentille

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

géranium à feuilles rondes

Geranium rotundifolium

Not Evaluated

géranium de Caroline

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

géranium découpé

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

géranium mollet

Geranium molle

Least Concern

géranium pourpre

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

Glinus faux lotus

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

glycérie aquatique

Glyceria maxima

Least Concern

Gnou bleu

Connochaetes taurinus

Least Concern

gombo

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Goyave

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

goyavier du Brésil

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

graines de lin

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

grand bambou

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

grand coquelicot

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

grande cigüe

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

grande marguerite

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

grande ortie, ortie dioïque

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Grande Pervenche

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Grand Koudou

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least Concern

grand liseron

Calystegia sepium

Least Concern

grand pignon d'Inde

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

grémil des champs

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Grenadier

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

grenadille

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

groseillier des Barbades

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Gros Lastron

Lactuca indica

Not Evaluated

Guib d'Eau

Tragelaphus spekii

Least Concern

Hakea

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Harmal

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

Hélianthe

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Héliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Héliotrope de Curaçao

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

héliotrope d'Europe

Heliotropium europaeum

Not Evaluated

Herbe à chapelets

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

herbe au coeur

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

herbe aux chantres

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

herbe de Bahia

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

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