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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

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

European hackberry

Celtis australis

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Tower rockcress

Turritis glabra

Least Concern

Common Chickweed

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Holly oak

Quercus ilex

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

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

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

European Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Least Concern

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Delicate Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum

Not Evaluated

Graceful false flax

Camelina rumelica

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Least Concern

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Chameleon

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Chinese Hound'S Tongue

Cynoglossum amabile

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Suffocated clover

Trifolium suffocatum

Not Evaluated

Carrot bur parsley

Caucalis platycarpos

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Streambank bulrush

Schoenoplectus triqueter

Critically Endangered

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Least Concern

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

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