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
Pride-of-barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Wax tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pannosus
Heartleaf madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia
Awnless Brome
Bromus inermis
African bermudagrass
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Finger millet
Eleusine coracana
Spiked bur grass
Tragus berteronianus
Spoonleaf purple everlasting
Gamochaeta purpurea
Daisy
Erigeron sumatrensis
Canada Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
Bengal trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Indian-laurel
Litsea glutinosa
Inchplant
Tradescantia zebrina
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Coastal wattle
Acacia cyclops
Lotus sweetjuice
Glinus lotoides
Day jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
crimson cestrum
Cestrum elegans
Nightshade
Solanum laxum
Slash pine
Pinus elliottii
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Angleton bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum
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
Dixie silverback fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Brazilian firetree
Schizolobium parahyba
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Black mimosa
Mimosa pigra
red inkplant
Phytolacca icosandra
velvet mesquite
Prosopis velutina
erect spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
moreton-bay-pine
Araucaria bidwillii
doctorbush
Plumbago zeylanica
Pacific island flat sedge
Cyperus cyperoides
Grassland Dandelion
Taraxacum dilatatum
Chinese wingnut
Pterocarya stenoptera
trident maple
Acer buergerianum
birdflower
Crotalaria agatiflora
Egyptian fenugreek
Trigonella glabra
South American skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Bermuda pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
cane cactus
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Giant Ash
Eucalyptus regnans
Silverleaf Sunflower
Helianthus argophyllus
peppermint-bendo
Eucalyptus exserta
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