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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

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Karo

Pittosporum crassifolium

Not Evaluated

mountain buchu

Agathosma betulina

Not Evaluated

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

ten-commandments

Maranta leuconeura

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

common bee-brush

Aloysia gratissima

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

Acacia elata

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

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

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Near Threatened

Herb Sophia

Descurainia sophia

Least Concern

Bur Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Least Concern

Lesser pond sedge

Carex acutiformis

Vulnerable

Hairy Nightshade

Solanum villosum

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Reed mannagrass

Glyceria maxima

Least Concern

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

wintergreen barberry

Berberis julianae

Not Evaluated

Jagged Chickweed

Holosteum umbellatum

Near Threatened

American Ash

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar lutea

Least Concern

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

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