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
Guava
Psidium guajava
Jew's-mallow
Corchorus olitorius
European heliotrope
Heliotropium europaeum
bald cypress
Taxodium distichum
dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Silver wattle
Acacia dealbata
Red beadtree
Adenanthera pavonina
Narrow Clover
Trifolium angustifolium
Tower rockcress
Turritis glabra
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Ghostweed
Euphorbia marginata
Tungoil tree
Vernicia fordii
Indian spinach
Basella alba
Curlytop Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Beach Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Tropical whiteweed
Ageratum conyzoides
Australian Spinach
Chenopodiastrum murale
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Australian redcedar
Toona ciliata
little-robin
Geranium purpureum
smooth heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
litchi
Litchi chinensis
Tattered Medick
Medicago laciniata
Chinese Bush-Clover
Lespedeza cuneata
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Common pricklypear
Opuntia monacantha
Nutgrass
Cyperus rotundus
Nepal Knotweed
Persicaria nepalensis
Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
stink aster
Dittrichia graveolens
Australian waterbuttons
Cotula australis
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
Cut-Leaf-Philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
Mile a minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
Mexican cedar
Cedrela odorata
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kariba weed
Salvinia molesta
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
milkweed
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Golden Dog's-tail
Lamarckia aurea
Clavel De Muerto
Tithonia rotundifolia
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
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