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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 48
Least Concern 480
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 9

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

pompomweed

Campuloclinium macrocephalum

Not Evaluated

Scaly Hawkbit

Hedypnois cretica

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Mueller's saltbush

Atriplex muelleri

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

tea rose

Rosa odorata

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

Mexican blood-flower

Amphilophium buccinatorium

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

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