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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

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

Garden Anchusa

Anchusa azurea

Not Evaluated

Clover Dodder

Cuscuta epithymum

Endangered

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

Carpenter Weed

Prunella vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

Buckhorn plantain

Plantago coronopus

Least Concern

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

round-leaved fluellen

Kickxia spuria

Endangered

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Least Concern

Common Birch

Betula pendula

Least Concern

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Stinking chamomile

Anthemis cotula

Near Threatened

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Least Concern

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Gray Poplar

Populus canescens

Not Evaluated

Brittle Willow

Salix fragilis

Not Evaluated

goat willow

Salix caprea

Least Concern

European Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Least Concern

European turkey oak

Quercus cerris

Not Evaluated

Roundleaf geranium

Geranium rotundifolium

Not Evaluated

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Four-Seed Vetch

Vicia tetrasperma

Least Concern

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Hoe nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Greater swinecress

Lepidium coronopus

Vulnerable

Ball Mustard

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Cardamine impatiens

Least Concern

Bending Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

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