South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
jarak
Ricinus communis
Pien
Araucaria cunninghamii
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
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
False Strawberry
Potentilla indica
Franchet's Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster franchetii
Ghostweed
Euphorbia marginata
Tungoil tree
Vernicia fordii
Indian spinach
Basella alba
Curlytop Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Bloodflower
Asclepias curassavica
Spreading alkali grass
Puccinellia distans
Ripgut brome
Bromus diandrus
fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Beach Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Tropical whiteweed
Ageratum conyzoides
Australian Spinach
Chenopodiastrum murale
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Bastard Alkanet
Buglossoides arvensis
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Fumaria parviflora
Holly oak
Quercus ilex
Oak
Quercus palustris
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
little-robin
Geranium purpureum
smooth heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
litchi
Litchi chinensis
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fetid passionflower
Passiflora foetida
Abyssinian mustard
Crambe hispanica
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
Threecorner leek
Allium triquetrum
Asian Wild Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Nepal Knotweed
Persicaria nepalensis
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
stink aster
Dittrichia graveolens
Australian waterbuttons
Cotula australis
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium
Brazilian Guava
Psidium guineense
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
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