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
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Carelessweed
Amaranthus spinosus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
Mat amaranth
Amaranthus blitoides
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Sessile joyweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
Candlestick
Oenothera biennis
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
European water plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Herb of the cross
Verbena officinalis
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
'Ihi
Oxalis corniculata
Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale
anoda-weed
Anoda cristata
Buttonweed
Malva neglecta
Cheeseweed mallow
Malva parviflora
Chinese Mallow
Malva verticillata
Bladder Ketmia
Hibiscus trionum
Arrowleaf sida
Sida rhombifolia
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Changing Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis discolor
Garden Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Common Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis arvensis
Garden Anchusa
Anchusa azurea
Blue Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
Abele
Populus alba
Cheese skipper
Piophila casei
Hedgehog arion
Arion intermedius
Yellow Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
weeping willow
Salix babylonica
Lobster cockroach
Nauphoeta cinerea
Common Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Bearbind
Calystegia sepium
European Field Pansy
Viola arvensis
Johnny jumpup
Viola tricolor
common broomrape
Orobanche minor
Chinaberrytree
Melia azedarach
Clasping Henbit
Lamium amplexicaule
Staggerweed
Stachys arvensis
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Carpenter Weed
Prunella vulgaris
Bermuda Thistle
Argemone mexicana
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Common Fumitory
Fumaria officinalis
common ramping-fumitory
Fumaria muralis
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
European turkey oak
Quercus cerris
Common Oak
Quercus robur
European Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Calamus
Acorus calamus
Bear's-breech
Acanthus mollis
Camphortree
Cinnamomum camphora
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