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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

Morelle

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Morelle

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Morelle à feuilles de Chalef

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Morelle à feuilles de coqueret

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Morelle à trois fleurs

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

morelle d'Amérique

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Morelle des oiseaux

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Morelle fausse Saracha

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

morelle noire

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

moule de provence

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

moule de roche sudaméricaine

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

moule verte asiatique

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

mouron des oiseaux

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

mousse fougère

Thuidium delicatulum

Not Evaluated

moutarde blanche

Sinapis alba

Not Evaluated

moutarde des champs

Sinapis arvensis

Least Concern

Moutarde noire

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

muflier des champs

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Mûrier blanc

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

mûrier rouge

Morus rubra

Least Concern

myosotis des champs

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

myosotis des forêts

Myosotis sylvatica

Least Concern

myosotis versicolore

Myosotis discolor

Endangered

Myriophylle du brésil

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

myriophylle en épi

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Navet potager

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

nénuphar jaune

Nuphar lutea

Least Concern

neslie en panicule

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

niaouli

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Nicandre faux Coqueret

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Nilgau

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least Concern

nivéole printanière

Leucojum vernum

Not Evaluated

noctuelle baignée

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

noctuelle exiguë

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

noix d'abrasin

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

noyer de bancoul

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

obélie

Obelia geniculata

Not Evaluated

oeillet prolifère

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

onagre bisannuelle

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Onagre de Glaziou

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Onagre de Hongrie

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

Onagre de Nouvelle-Écosse

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

Onagre laciniée

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Onagre rosée

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Onagre striée

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Oponce

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

Oponce

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Oponce

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Orge barbue

Hordeum jubatum

Not Evaluated

orge queue-de-rat

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

ormeau de Mida

Haliotis midae

Endangered

orme de Chine

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Ornithope cultivé

Ornithopus sativus

Not Evaluated

orobanche du trèfle

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Oryx Algazelle

Oryx dammah

Extinct in the Wild

Oxalide à larges feuilles

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

oxalis cornu

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

palmier dattier

Phoenix dactylifera

Not Evaluated

palmier évantail de Chine

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

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