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
white silk cottontree
Ceiba pentandra
Mintweed
Salvia reflexa
Avocado
Persea americana
European heliotrope
Heliotropium europaeum
bald cypress
Taxodium distichum
dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Silver wattle
Acacia dealbata
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Jimsonweed
Datura metel
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Mango
Mangifera indica
Spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Curlytop Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
traveler's-palm
Ravenala madagascariensis
Jaggery palm
Caryota urens
Burmese fishtail palm
Caryota mitis
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Fumaria parviflora
Holly oak
Quercus ilex
Oak
Quercus palustris
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fetid passionflower
Passiflora foetida
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Custard Apple
Annona reticulata
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
Sesbania Pea
Sesbania bispinosa
Sickle Medick
Medicago falcata
Asian pigeonwings
Clitoria ternatea
Plume albizia
Paraserianthes lophantha
Pokeweed
Phytolacca dioica
Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
Argentine pepperweed
Lepidium bonariense
Bastard Cress
Lepidium campestre
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Limonium sinuatum
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
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