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
Carrot bur parsley
Caucalis platycarpos
Christplant
Euphorbia milii
Prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Pillpod sandmat
Euphorbia hirta
Rice-paper plant
Tetrapanax papyrifer
Eve's needle cactus
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
Angel's-wings
Opuntia microdasys
Streambank bulrush
Schoenoplectus triqueter
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
St. Augustine grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
Sphagneticola trilobata
coastal plain yellowtops
Flaveria bidentis
Dagger flower
Mantisalca salmantica
Golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides
Siamweed
Chromolaena odorata
Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Cigar flower
Cuphea ignea
piccabeen bangalow palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Queen palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Yellow butterfly palm
Dypsis lutescens
Spiderwisp
Gynandropsis gynandra
Strawberry guava
Psidium cattleianum
karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Golden Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Rockweed
Pilea microphylla
Cedar of Goa
Cupressus lusitanica
Monterey cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Green wattle
Acacia decurrens
Rattlebox
Sesbania punicea
Indian Jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica
Purple bushbean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Japanese Arrowroot
Pueraria montana
Montpellier Broom
Genista monspessulana
Perennial soybean
Neonotonia wightii
Butterfly tree
Bauhinia purpurea
Emperor's candlesticks
Senna alata
Pride-of-barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Adam's Leedle
Yucca gloriosa
Fox tail agave
Agave attenuata
Long-Flower Tobacco
Nicotiana longiflora
tall nightshade
Solanum chenopodioides
Cockroach berry
Solanum capsicoides
Scotch attorney
Clusia rosea
Clubbed begonia
Begonia cucullata
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
Onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus
Chandelier plant
Kalanchoe delagoensis
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