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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

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Golden Archangel

Lamium galeobdolon

Least Concern

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Five-stamen tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Cockroach berry

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

creeping agrimony

Agrimonia repens

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

Not Evaluated

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Antelope Grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

Algerian Oat

Avena byzantina

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Not Evaluated

Washerwoman

Alternanthera caracasana

Not Evaluated

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Algerian Oak

Quercus canariensis

Data Deficient

silverleaf desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Not Evaluated

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

White passionflower

Passiflora subpeltata

Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Dead Man'S Fingers

Codium fragile

Not Evaluated

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

American Boxwood

Cornus florida

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Fat-spiked Yard-grass

Eleusine multiflora

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Golden-fruited Dandelion

Taraxacum disseminatum

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Keeled wormseed

Dysphania carinata

Not Evaluated

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

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