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
Lady of the Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Silverleaf Sunflower
Helianthus argophyllus
peppermint-bendo
Eucalyptus exserta
Blue Gum
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Blue Sugarbush
Protea neriifolia
sweet hakea
Hakea drupacea
Honey Box
Eucalyptus melliodora
bastard-box
Eucalyptus microtheca
red honey myrtle
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Cajeput tree
Melaleuca linariifolia
Camper's aloe
Aloe camperi
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Blue Dawn Flower
Ipomoea indica
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
Sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima
Red passionflower
Passiflora manicata
heath-leaf banksia
Banksia ericifolia
Bearded Sugarbush
Protea magnifica
White garlic
Allium neapolitanum
Soapstone Pincushion
Leucospermum gerrardii
Tree Pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpodendron
Spicy Conebush
Leucadendron tinctum
Brown Barrel
Eucalyptus fastigata
Saltwater Paperbark
Melaleuca cuticularis
grey honey myrtle
Melaleuca incana
Rottnest Island teatree
Melaleuca lanceolata
prickly-leaf paperbark
Melaleuca nodosa
Falcate Yellowwood
Podocarpus henkelii
Black wattle
Acacia mearnsii
Mauritius hemp
Furcraea foetida
Sisal hemp
Agave sisalana
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Snowpeaks raspberry
Rubus niveus
Hen's eyes
Ardisia crenata
Common gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer
Ripgut Brome
Bromus rigidus
Panic veldtgrass
Ehrharta erecta
great blanket-flower
Gaillardia aristata
Snowbush
Breynia disticha
Fountain palm
Livistona chinensis
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Gout stalk
Jatropha podagrica
queen's crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Bluegreen saltbush
Atriplex nummularia
Creeping mirrorplant
Coprosma repens
Big blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari
inkberry
Cestrum laevigatum
ten-commandments
Maranta leuconeura
Uruguayan needlegrass
Nassella neesiana
Indian sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
Hedge bamboo
Bambusa multiplex
Scaly Hawkbit
Hedypnois cretica
Chickenweed
Portulaca quadrifida
Macarthur palm
Ptychosperma macarthurii
Mueller's saltbush
Atriplex muelleri
Cedar wattle
Acacia elata
Camelthorn
Alhagi maurorum
Chinese trumpet-creeper
Campsis grandiflora
gaping panic grass
Steinchisma hians
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