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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

good-luck palm

Chamaedorea elegans

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Coast Sandbur

Cenchrus spinifex

Not Evaluated

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Karo

Pittosporum crassifolium

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

Yellow ginger

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Nit grass

Gastridium phleoides

Not Evaluated

Big blue lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Not Evaluated

inkberry

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

pompomweed

Campuloclinium macrocephalum

Not Evaluated

Scaly Hawkbit

Hedypnois cretica

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Mueller's saltbush

Atriplex muelleri

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

light bulb sesquirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

Critically Endangered

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

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