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
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
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
Spiny Cocklebur
Xanthium spinosum
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
Smooth hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Boar Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Potbellied helicellid
Cochlicella barbara
Annual Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Lacy Crust Bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica
gum succory
Chondrilla juncea
Garden cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Maltese star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis
star-thistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Durham slug
Arion flagellus
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Stinking chamomile
Anthemis cotula
Cherry Slug Sawfly
Caliroa cerasi
Common sowthistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Black soldier fly
Hermetia illucens
Hairy beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Belgian Endive
Cichorium intybus
Common Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Muster john henry
Tagetes minuta
African Marigold
Tagetes erecta
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Cultivated Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Blow Fly
Lucilia sericata
Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Reseda lutea
Cheese skipper
Piophila casei
Common Lamb'S-Quarters
Chenopodium album
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Carelessweed
Amaranthus spinosus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Slender amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Common Saltwort
Salsola kali
Hedgehog arion
Arion intermedius
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
Candlestick
Oenothera biennis
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
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