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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 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Chinese trumpet-creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum brachyglossum

Not Evaluated

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

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