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
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
Asian Pony'S-Foot
Dichondra micrantha
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Limonium sinuatum
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kariba weed
Salvinia molesta
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Separated sedge
Carex divisa
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
milkweed
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Golden Dog's-tail
Lamarckia aurea
Purple pampas grass
Cortaderia jubata
Mediterranean lovegrass
Eragrostis barrelieri
Australian fingergrass
Chloris truncata
Clavel De Muerto
Tithonia rotundifolia
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
Mexican fan palm
Washingtonia robusta
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Prickly Russian Thistle
Salsola tragus
Dixie rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Chinese Hound'S Tongue
Cynoglossum amabile
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
Lilac chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus
Fern Palm
Cycas revoluta
Indian heliotrope
Heliotropium indicum
Saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima
Jewels of opar
Talinum paniculatum
Rougeplant
Rivina humilis
tiputree
Tipuana tipu
Woolly Clover
Trifolium tomentosum
Suffocated clover
Trifolium suffocatum
good-luck-plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Upright chickweed
Moenchia erecta
Mexican weeping pine
Pinus patula
Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Old Man'S Beard
Tillandsia usneoides
Simons' cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii
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