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
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
Wax tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pannosus
Heartleaf madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia
Violet crabgrass
Digitaria violascens
Daisy
Erigeron sumatrensis
Canada Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
Washerwoman
Alternanthera caracasana
beach evening-primrose
Oenothera drummondii
small-flower evening-primrose
Oenothera indecora
Sydney bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna
Red ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Sugargum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus
American evergreen
Syngonium podophyllum
Bengal trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Indian-laurel
Litsea glutinosa
Inchplant
Tradescantia zebrina
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Coastal wattle
Acacia cyclops
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Indian rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
White passionflower
Passiflora subpeltata
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
red spiderling
Boerhavia diffusa
great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Roseleaf raspberry
Rubus rosifolius
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
American Boxwood
Cornus florida
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Palay rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Elephant grass
Cenchrus purpureus
Kikuyugrass
Cenchrus clandestinus
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Australian teatree
Leptospermum laevigatum
New Zealand Christmastree
Metrosideros excelsa
magenta lilly-pilly
Syzygium paniculatum
Redflower gum
Corymbia ficifolia
Gympie Messmate
Eucalyptus cloeziana
Grand eucalyptus
Eucalyptus grandis
Tuart
Eucalyptus gomphocephala
Southern mahogany
Eucalyptus botryoides
Forest redgum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
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