South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Black Mustard
Brassica nigra
Jointed Charlock
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cultivated radish
Raphanus sativus
Ball Mustard
Neslia paniculata
Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
Bending Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Beauty Of The Night
Mirabilis jalapa
spiked water-milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Annual Knawel
Scleranthus annuus
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Common catchfly
Silene gallica
Nodding Catchfly
Silene pendula
Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
sea pearlwort
Sagina maritima
greater sea-spurrey
Spergularia media
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Spergularia rubra
Aleppo pine
Pinus halepensis
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
Maritime pine
Pinus pinaster
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Empresstree
Paulownia tomentosa
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Mulberry
Morus alba
Common Fig
Ficus carica
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Carrot
Daucus carota
wild celery
Apium graveolens
Carrot-Fern
Conium maculatum
Chinese Parsley
Coriandrum sativum
Aniseed-Weed
Foeniculum vulgare
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
fragrant agrimony
Agrimonia procera
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Common Quince
Cydonia oblonga
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Castor
Ricinus communis
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
Slender oat
Avena barbata
Beardless rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon viridis
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
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