South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
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
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
Maritime pine
Pinus pinaster
Indian shot
Canna indica
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Water fern
Azolla filiculoides
Aaron'S Rod
Verbascum thapsus
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Mulberry
Morus alba
Common Fig
Ficus carica
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Carrot
Daucus carota
wild celery
Apium graveolens
Carrot-Fern
Conium maculatum
Aniseed-Weed
Foeniculum vulgare
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Bullace Plum
Prunus domestica
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
Barbary fig
Opuntia ficus-indica
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bohemian Knotweed
Reynoutria bohemica
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
Slender oat
Avena barbata
Beardless rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon viridis
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Cuman Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Yellow Star-thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Santa maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
False daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
Grey Goosefoot
Chenopodium opulifolium
American Wormseed
Dysphania ambrosioides
Balsampear
Momordica charantia
Blackspot hornpoppy
Glaucium corniculatum
Pickerel-Weed
Pontederia cordata
Pride-of-India
Koelreuteria paniculata
Eastern Juniper
Juniperus virginiana
Tape grass
Vallisneria spiralis
Small Nightshade
Solanum triflorum
Kangaroo-apple
Solanum laciniatum
Jerusalem cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
London rocket
Sisymbrium irio
Parrotfeather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
wintergreen barberry
Berberis julianae
Jagged Chickweed
Holosteum umbellatum
Peruvian peppertree
Schinus molle
Briar Rose
Rosa rubiginosa
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