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
red spiderling
Boerhavia diffusa
great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
Slash pine
Pinus elliottii
Roseleaf raspberry
Rubus rosifolius
Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis
Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Creeping Prickly-Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Poorland flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
American angelica-tree
Aralia spinosa
Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum hamatiforme
Marklund's Dandelion
Taraxacum marklundii
American Boxwood
Cornus florida
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Woollyjoint pricklypear
Opuntia tomentosa
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Angleton bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Peruvian primrose-willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
four-wing evening-primrose
Oenothera tetraptera
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii
sweet-sage
Lantana trifolia
Changeable velvetberry
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Cayenne porterweed
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Fringed rosemallow
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Mazapan
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Morning-glory
Ipomoea carnea
Rose glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Tree poppy
Bocconia frutescens
Softseed wild petunia
Ruellia simplex
Brazilian red-cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Creeping inchplant
Callisia repens
Gold-Foot Fern
Phlebodium aureum
Knife acacia
Acacia cultriformis
Argentine senna
Senna corymbosa
Easter cassia
Senna pendula
Christmasbush
Senna bicapsularis
Brazilian firetree
Schizolobium parahyba
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Black mimosa
Mimosa pigra
red inkplant
Phytolacca icosandra
velvet mesquite
Prosopis velutina
erect spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
moreton-bay-pine
Araucaria bidwillii
doctorbush
Plumbago zeylanica
Yellow unicorn-plant
Ibicella lutea
redbird flower
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Graceful sandmat
Euphorbia hypericifolia
American Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
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