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 rivergrass
Scolochloa festucacea
Threespike goosegrass
Eleusine tristachya
slender thistle
Carduus tenuiflorus
Carolina fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana
Beach sheoak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Husk-Tomato
Physalis philadelphica
European hackberry
Celtis australis
Floating Heart
Nymphoides peltata
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Mango
Mangifera indica
Spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
Ripgut brome
Bromus diandrus
fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Purple pampas grass
Cortaderia jubata
Mediterranean lovegrass
Eragrostis barrelieri
Australian fingergrass
Chloris truncata
Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Needle Bush
Hakea sericea
Silkoak
Grevillea robusta
Fern Palm
Cycas revoluta
Indian heliotrope
Heliotropium indicum
Saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima
Pale Cabbage
Brassica tournefortii
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
blue palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
Tree marigold
Tithonia diversifolia
Hispid starbur
Acanthospermum hispidum
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
River sheoak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix chinensis
Adam's Leedle
Yucca gloriosa
Fox tail agave
Agave attenuata
Long-Flower Tobacco
Nicotiana longiflora
tall nightshade
Solanum chenopodioides
Cockroach berry
Solanum capsicoides
Heartleaf madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia
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