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
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Meadow brome
Bromus commutatus
Bronco Grass
Bromus tectorum
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
Water foxtail
Alopecurus geniculatus
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Cat'S Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Annual Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Glabrous Catsear
Hypochaeris glabra
Hawkweed Oxtongue
Picris hieracioides
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica
gum succory
Chondrilla juncea
Garden cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Maltese star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis
star-thistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Early Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Stinking chamomile
Anthemis cotula
Ox-tongue
Helminthotheca echioides
Annual Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Cheese skipper
Piophila casei
African Marigold
Tagetes erecta
Blessed milkthistle
Silybum marianum
Hedgehog arion
Arion intermedius
Prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Common Rue
Ruta graveolens
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Reseda lutea
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Common Lamb'S-Quarters
Chenopodium album
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
Mat amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Lobster cockroach
Nauphoeta cinerea
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
European water plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
anoda-weed
Anoda cristata
Buttonweed
Malva neglecta
Bladder Ketmia
Hibiscus trionum
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Changing Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis discolor
Garden Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Common Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis arvensis
Garden Anchusa
Anchusa azurea
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