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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

common rivergrass

Scolochloa festucacea

Near Threatened

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

slender thistle

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

European hackberry

Celtis australis

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Graceful false flax

Camelina rumelica

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Narrow-leafed Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Least Concern

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Pale Cabbage

Brassica tournefortii

Not Evaluated

Thatch moss

Leptodontium gemmascens

Vulnerable

blue palmetto

Sabal palmetto

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Swampmahogany

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Five-stamen tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Fox tail agave

Agave attenuata

Least Concern

Long-Flower Tobacco

Nicotiana longiflora

Not Evaluated

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

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