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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

Mu oil tree

Vernicia montana

Least Concern

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

willow hakea

Hakea salicifolia

Least Concern

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

drooping bottlebrush

Callistemon viminalis

Not Evaluated

Gray ironbark

Eucalyptus paniculata

Near Threatened

Algerian Oak

Quercus canariensis

Data Deficient

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia forficata

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Pascuita

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

American angelica-tree

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion

Taraxacum hamatiforme

Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

Taraxacum marklundii

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Golden-fruited Dandelion

Taraxacum disseminatum

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

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

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

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

Lavell hawthorn

Crataegus lavallei

Not Evaluated

ant-tree

Triplaris americana

Not Evaluated

Pacara earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

blue lupine

Lupinus pilosus

Not Evaluated

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