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
Muster john henry
Tagetes minuta
African Marigold
Tagetes erecta
Blessed milkthistle
Silybum marianum
Cultivated Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Common Rue
Ruta graveolens
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Akulikuli-Kula
Portulaca oleracea
Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Reseda lutea
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Common Lamb'S-Quarters
Chenopodium album
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Carelessweed
Amaranthus spinosus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
Mat amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
Candlestick
Oenothera biennis
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
European water plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Herb of the cross
Verbena officinalis
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
'Ihi
Oxalis corniculata
Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
anoda-weed
Anoda cristata
Buttonweed
Malva neglecta
Cheeseweed mallow
Malva parviflora
Chinese Mallow
Malva verticillata
Bladder Ketmia
Hibiscus trionum
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
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
Blue Devil
Echium vulgare
Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Blue Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
Abele
Populus alba
Black Cottonwood
Populus nigra
Common Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Gray Poplar
Populus canescens
Brittle Willow
Salix fragilis
goat willow
Salix caprea
weeping willow
Salix babylonica
Yellow Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Clover Dodder
Cuscuta epithymum
Common Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
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