South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Chang-po
Acorus calamus
Seoyangtobpul
Achillea millefolium
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
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
Mile a minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
Mexican cedar
Cedrela odorata
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Limonium sinuatum
Canary Islands Pine
Pinus canariensis
candelabra aloe
Aloe arborescens
Papaya
Carica papaya
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Golden trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Purple pampas grass
Cortaderia jubata
Mediterranean lovegrass
Eragrostis barrelieri
Australian fingergrass
Chloris truncata
Clavel De Muerto
Tithonia rotundifolia
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata
Mexican fan palm
Washingtonia robusta
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Prickly Russian Thistle
Salsola tragus
Dixie rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Chinese Hound'S Tongue
Cynoglossum amabile
Delta maidenhair fern
Adiantum raddianum
Australian cheesewood
Pittosporum undulatum
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
hoary plantain
Plantago virginica
Bracted Plantain
Plantago aristata
Fern Palm
Cycas revoluta
Indian heliotrope
Heliotropium indicum
Saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima
Golden wattle
Acacia pycnantha
Royal poinciana
Delonix regia
Rougeplant
Rivina humilis
tiputree
Tipuana tipu
Woolly Clover
Trifolium tomentosum
Suffocated clover
Trifolium suffocatum
good-luck-plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Pale Cabbage
Brassica tournefortii
Upright chickweed
Moenchia erecta
Mexican weeping pine
Pinus patula
Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Old Man'S Beard
Tillandsia usneoides
Simons' cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii
Christplant
Euphorbia milii
Prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
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