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
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis
Beach spiderlily
Hymenocallis littoralis
Smokebush
Buddleja madagascariensis
common boobialla
Myoporum insulare
Ferny Azolla
Azolla pinnata
Yellow unicorn-plant
Ibicella lutea
redbird flower
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Graceful sandmat
Euphorbia hypericifolia
American Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
Jumping cholla
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Hedge Cactus
Cereus hildmannianus
Jointed Pricklypear
Opuntia aurantiaca
Cactus-apple
Opuntia engelmannii
Pacific island flat sedge
Cyperus cyperoides
Grassland Dandelion
Taraxacum dilatatum
Queensland fire-wheel-tree
Stenocarpus sinuatus
rock hakea
Hakea gibbosa
Bushy yate
Eucalyptus lehmannii
Chinese wingnut
Pterocarya stenoptera
trident maple
Acer buergerianum
birdflower
Crotalaria agatiflora
Egyptian fenugreek
Trigonella glabra
Lavell hawthorn
Crataegus lavallei
ant-tree
Triplaris americana
Coatbuttons
Tridax procumbens
Swordfern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
hairy fiddleneck
Amsinckia calycina
Rough mexican clover
Richardia scabra
South American skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Pacara earpod tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Casia amarilla
Senna spectabilis
Arsenic bush
Senna septemtrionalis
Glandular senna
Senna multiglandulosa
woolly senna
Senna hirsuta
Nightshade
Solanum chrysotrichum
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Bermuda pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
cane cactus
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
blue lupine
Lupinus pilosus
Lady of the Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Moon cactus
Harrisia martinii
Curly Palm
Howea belmoreana
coast banksia
Banksia integrifolia
Turpentine tree
Syncarpia glomulifera
Rescuegrass
Bromus catharticus
Blue Sugarbush
Protea neriifolia
sweet hakea
Hakea drupacea
Honey Box
Eucalyptus melliodora
bastard-box
Eucalyptus microtheca
red honey myrtle
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Cajeput tree
Melaleuca linariifolia
paper cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Lindenleaf sage
Salvia tiliifolia
Camper's aloe
Aloe camperi
midnight-lady
Harrisia pomanensis
Waterbush
Myoporum montanum
Cashew
Searsia lancea
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