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
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Indian rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
White passionflower
Passiflora subpeltata
Lotus sweetjuice
Glinus lotoides
Day jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
crimson cestrum
Cestrum elegans
Nightshade
Solanum laxum
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
Slash pine
Pinus elliottii
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis
Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Creeping Prickly-Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Poorland flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
American angelica-tree
Aralia spinosa
Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum hamatiforme
Marklund's Dandelion
Taraxacum marklundii
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Fat-spiked Yard-grass
Eleusine multiflora
Woollyjoint pricklypear
Opuntia tomentosa
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Angleton bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum
western cudweed
Gnaphalium polycaulon
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Peruvian primrose-willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
four-wing evening-primrose
Oenothera tetraptera
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii
sweet-sage
Lantana trifolia
Changeable velvetberry
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Cayenne porterweed
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Fringed rosemallow
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Mazapan
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Morning-glory
Ipomoea carnea
Rose glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Tree poppy
Bocconia frutescens
Softseed wild petunia
Ruellia simplex
Brazilian red-cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Creeping inchplant
Callisia repens
Gold-Foot Fern
Phlebodium aureum
Knife acacia
Acacia cultriformis
Argentine senna
Senna corymbosa
Easter cassia
Senna pendula
Christmasbush
Senna bicapsularis
Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Water-Lily
Nymphaea marliacea
Wild passionfruit
Passiflora suberosa
mescal agave
Agave angustifolia
Jamaican forget-me-not
Browallia americana
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
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