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
Streambank bulrush
Schoenoplectus triqueter
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
blue palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
Sphagneticola trilobata
coastal plain yellowtops
Flaveria bidentis
Dagger flower
Mantisalca salmantica
Golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides
Siamweed
Chromolaena odorata
Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Cigar flower
Cuphea ignea
Devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Khakiweed
Alternanthera pungens
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
golden hunter's-robe
Epipremnum aureum
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
White garland-lily
Hedychium coronarium
Boatlily
Tradescantia spathacea
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
River sheoak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix chinensis
Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Rockweed
Pilea microphylla
Cedar of Goa
Cupressus lusitanica
Rattlebox
Sesbania punicea
Purple bushbean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Japanese Arrowroot
Pueraria montana
Montpellier Broom
Genista monspessulana
Hyacinthbean
Lablab purpureus
Java-bean
Senna obtusifolia
African senna
Senna didymobotrya
Emperor's candlesticks
Senna alata
Adam's Leedle
Yucca gloriosa
Fox tail agave
Agave attenuata
Long-Flower Tobacco
Nicotiana longiflora
tall nightshade
Solanum chenopodioides
Cockroach berry
Solanum capsicoides
Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Paperflower
Bougainvillea glabra
Ramgoat dashalong
Turnera ulmifolia
Wax tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pannosus
candelabrum cactus
Cylindropuntia imbricata
queen-of-the-night
Cereus jamacaru
Arborescent pricklypear
Opuntia leucotricha
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Heartleaf madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia
slim-bristle sandbur
Cenchrus brownii
narrow Canary grass
Phalaris angusta
Antelope Grass
Echinochloa pyramidalis
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