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
Honey Box
Eucalyptus melliodora
bastard-box
Eucalyptus microtheca
red honey myrtle
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Cajeput tree
Melaleuca linariifolia
paper cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Lindenleaf sage
Salvia tiliifolia
Camper's aloe
Aloe camperi
midnight-lady
Harrisia pomanensis
showy banksia
Banksia speciosa
Bot River Protea
Protea compacta
rosemary grevillea
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
prickly paperbark
Melaleuca styphelioides
Cashew
Searsia lancea
India-hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis indica
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Blue Dawn Flower
Ipomoea indica
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
Sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima
Red passionflower
Passiflora manicata
Kozi Cycad
Encephalartos ferox
yellow-stringybark
Eucalyptus muelleriana
New South Wales waratah
Telopea speciosissima
Hop Wattle
Acacia stricta
White bladderflower
Araujia sericifera
Fringed dodder
Cuscuta suaveolens
Japanese netvein hollyfern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Hoary Stock
Matthiola incana
White garlic
Allium neapolitanum
Soapstone Pincushion
Leucospermum gerrardii
Tree Pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpodendron
mountain swamp gum
Eucalyptus camphora
cross-leaf honey myrtle
Melaleuca decussata
Black Tea-tree
Melaleuca bracteata
Common Coral Tree
Erythrina lysistemon
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Indian Barberry
Berberis aristata
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca indica
Hairy Knotweed
Persicaria attenuata
Pinchot Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
Wallangarra wattle
Acacia adunca
Brisbane Golden Wattle
Acacia fimbriata
Sticky Wattle
Acacia viscidula
Pompon Tree
Dais cotinifolia
Greathead's aloe
Aloe greatheadii
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca inermis
Bahiagrass
Paspalum notatum
Dwarf Marigold
Schkuhria pinnata
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia
African amaranth
Amaranthus muricatus
Sponge gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
bagflower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Japanese jasmine
Jasminum mesnyi
Vasey's grass
Paspalum urvillei
Compact brome
Bromus madritensis
Common carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta
Belamcanda
Iris domestica
Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
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