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
Devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Khakiweed
Alternanthera pungens
Spiderwisp
Gynandropsis gynandra
Strawberry guava
Psidium cattleianum
karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Golden Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
White garland-lily
Hedychium coronarium
Boatlily
Tradescantia spathacea
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Rockweed
Pilea microphylla
Cedar of Goa
Cupressus lusitanica
Monterey cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Green wattle
Acacia decurrens
Perennial soybean
Neonotonia wightii
Butterfly tree
Bauhinia purpurea
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
Scotch attorney
Clusia rosea
Clubbed begonia
Begonia cucullata
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
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
Mu oil tree
Vernicia montana
slim-bristle sandbur
Cenchrus brownii
narrow Canary grass
Phalaris angusta
Antelope Grass
Echinochloa pyramidalis
Algerian Oat
Avena byzantina
Violet crabgrass
Digitaria violascens
Awnless Brome
Bromus inermis
African bermudagrass
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Finger millet
Eleusine coracana
Spiked bur grass
Tragus berteronianus
Spoonleaf purple everlasting
Gamochaeta purpurea
Washerwoman
Alternanthera caracasana
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