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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 48
Least Concern 478
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Knife acacia

Acacia cultriformis

Least Concern

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Chinese hackberry

Celtis sinensis

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

American Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle americana

Least Concern

Jumping cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Least Concern

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

song-of-India

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum dilatatum

Least Concern

Queensland poplar

Homalanthus populifolius

Least Concern

bilberry cactus

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Least Concern

Chinese wingnut

Pterocarya stenoptera

Least Concern

trident maple

Acer buergerianum

Least Concern

birdflower

Crotalaria agatiflora

Not Evaluated

Egyptian fenugreek

Trigonella glabra

Not Evaluated

Lavell hawthorn

Crataegus lavallei

Not Evaluated

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

South American skullcap

Scutellaria racemosa

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Glandular senna

Senna multiglandulosa

Least Concern

woolly senna

Senna hirsuta

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

Oldman's cap

Polycarpaea corymbosa

Extinct

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