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
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Bloodflower
Asclepias curassavica
Spreading alkali grass
Puccinellia distans
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Australian Spinach
Chenopodiastrum murale
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Australian redcedar
Toona ciliata
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Turkey berry
Solanum torvum
Leafy-fruited Nightshade
Solanum sarrachoides
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Common pricklypear
Opuntia monacantha
Nutgrass
Cyperus rotundus
Nepal Knotweed
Persicaria nepalensis
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Canary Islands Pine
Pinus canariensis
candelabra aloe
Aloe arborescens
Papaya
Carica papaya
Separated sedge
Carex divisa
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Stiff Brome
Brachypodium distachyon
Rose natal grass
Melinis repens
Clavel De Muerto
Tithonia rotundifolia
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata
Dixie rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Chinese Hound'S Tongue
Cynoglossum amabile
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
hoary plantain
Plantago virginica
Bracted Plantain
Plantago aristata
Jewels of opar
Talinum paniculatum
Pale Cabbage
Brassica tournefortii
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