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
Common Velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus
Lesser Love-Grass
Eragrostis minor
Teff
Eragrostis tef
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Meadow brome
Bromus commutatus
Bronco Grass
Bromus tectorum
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Mouse barley
Hordeum murinum
Perlemoen
Haliotis midae
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
Cabbage webworm
Hellula undalis
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Spiny Cocklebur
Xanthium spinosum
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
Smooth hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Black Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Boar Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
Annual Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Potbellied helicellid
Cochlicella barbara
Old-man-in-the-spring
Senecio vulgaris
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica
nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Garden cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Lacy Crust Bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea
star-thistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Early Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Stinking chamomile
Anthemis cotula
Durham slug
Arion flagellus
Annual Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Common sowthistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Spiny sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Hairy beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Belgian Endive
Cichorium intybus
Cherry Slug Sawfly
Caliroa cerasi
Muster john henry
Tagetes minuta
Black soldier fly
Hermetia illucens
Blessed milkthistle
Silybum marianum
Cultivated Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Common Rue
Ruta graveolens
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Akulikuli-Kula
Portulaca oleracea
Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Reseda lutea
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Common Lamb'S-Quarters
Chenopodium album
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
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