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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

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Hampshire Purslane

Ludwigia palustris

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Early Hair Grass

Aira praecox

Least Concern

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Australian Spinach

Chenopodiastrum murale

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

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

stink aster

Dittrichia graveolens

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

magentaspreen

Chenopodium giganteum

Not Evaluated

European Goosefoot

Lipandra polysperma

Least Concern

Separated sedge

Carex divisa

Critically Endangered

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

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

Golden wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Least Concern

Upright chickweed

Moenchia erecta

Critically Endangered

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Five-stamen tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

Loblolly pine

Pinus taeda

Least Concern

creeping agrimony

Agrimonia repens

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Cotoneaster pannosus

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

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