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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

Eastern Mousetail

Myosurus minimus

Vulnerable

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Least Concern

American Ash

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Hampshire Purslane

Ludwigia palustris

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

European heliotrope

Heliotropium europaeum

Not Evaluated

dawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Not Evaluated

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

European hackberry

Celtis australis

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Tower rockcress

Turritis glabra

Least Concern

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Spreading alkali grass

Puccinellia distans

Least Concern

Early Hair Grass

Aira praecox

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Australian Spinach

Chenopodiastrum murale

Critically Endangered

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Harmal peganum

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Bush-Clover

Lespedeza cuneata

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass

Puccinellia fasciculata

Endangered

stink aster

Dittrichia graveolens

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Graceful false flax

Camelina rumelica

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Australian fingergrass

Chloris truncata

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

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