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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 48
Least Concern 478
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Tree poppy

Bocconia frutescens

Not Evaluated

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Water-Lily

Nymphaea marliacea

Not Evaluated

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum

Least Concern

Chinese hackberry

Celtis sinensis

Least Concern

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

common boobialla

Myoporum insulare

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

American Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle americana

Least Concern

Jumping cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Least Concern

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum dilatatum

Least Concern

Queensland poplar

Homalanthus populifolius

Least Concern

bilberry cactus

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Least Concern

Chinese wingnut

Pterocarya stenoptera

Least Concern

trident maple

Acer buergerianum

Least Concern

birdflower

Crotalaria agatiflora

Not Evaluated

Arrasa con todo

Gomphrena serrata

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Egyptian fenugreek

Trigonella glabra

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

hairy fiddleneck

Amsinckia calycina

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

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