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
Common Quince
Cydonia oblonga
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
Pride-of-India
Koelreuteria paniculata
Chinese Scholartree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Eastern Mousetail
Myosurus minimus
American Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
Dallisgrass
Paspalum dilatatum
Hare's-tail
Lagurus ovatus
Awned Canary-grass
Phalaris paradoxa
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Java plum
Syzygium cumini
Tasmanian bluegum
Eucalyptus globulus
white silk cottontree
Ceiba pentandra
Mintweed
Salvia reflexa
Avocado
Persea americana
Red beadtree
Adenanthera pavonina
Narrow Clover
Trifolium angustifolium
Tower rockcress
Turritis glabra
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Curlytop Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
traveler's-palm
Ravenala madagascariensis
Jaggery palm
Caryota urens
Burmese fishtail palm
Caryota mitis
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Least Evening-Primrose
Oenothera parviflora
rose evening-primrose
Oenothera rosea
Macadamia
Macadamia integrifolia
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Fumaria parviflora
Holly oak
Quercus ilex
Oak
Quercus palustris
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fetid passionflower
Passiflora foetida
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
Asian Pony'S-Foot
Dichondra micrantha
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kariba weed
Salvinia molesta
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Stiff Brome
Brachypodium distachyon
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