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
American Cress
Barbarea verna
Indian hedgemustard
Sisymbrium orientale
Hedgemustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Common Wall Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
Bastard Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Long-stalked Rape
Brassica elongata
Field mustard
Brassica rapa
Brown mustard
Brassica juncea
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
Deodar
Cedrus deodara
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
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
Maritime pine
Pinus pinaster
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
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
Bullwort
Ammi majus
Aniseed-Weed
Foeniculum vulgare
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
fragrant agrimony
Agrimonia procera
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Castor
Ricinus communis
Barbary fig
Opuntia ficus-indica
Lesser pond sedge
Carex acutiformis
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bohemian Knotweed
Reynoutria bohemica
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Oleander
Nerium oleander
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