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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

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Lesser pond sedge

Carex acutiformis

Vulnerable

Bohemian Knotweed

Reynoutria bohemica

Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

Reed mannagrass

Glyceria maxima

Least Concern

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Bastard Scotch Thistle

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Grey Goosefoot

Chenopodium opulifolium

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Blackspot hornpoppy

Glaucium corniculatum

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Scholartree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

wintergreen barberry

Berberis julianae

Not Evaluated

Jagged Chickweed

Holosteum umbellatum

Near Threatened

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

common rivergrass

Scolochloa festucacea

Near Threatened

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

slender thistle

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

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