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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

barba-de-velho

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

barbasco

Verbascum thapsus

Least Concern

barrilha-espinhosa

Salsola kali

Least Concern

batata-brava

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

bebereira

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

begônia-do-brejo

Begonia cucullata

Not Evaluated

beijo-de-moça

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

beijo-de-moça

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

beldroega

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

berradura

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

bertalha

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

beterraba

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

bico-de-papagaio

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

boca-de-leão-selvagem

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

bons-dias

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

borboleta

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

borracha-chimarrona

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

Botão-de-ouro

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

botão-ouro

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

bredo

Amaranthus blitoides

Not Evaluated

bredo-da-golegã

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

bredo-perene

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

bredo-verde

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

bredo-vermelho

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

brilhantina

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

bromo-de-schrader

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

budleia

Buddleja davidii

Not Evaluated

buganvilia

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

burbiaca

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

cabeleira-de-velho

Euphorbia leucocephala

Least Concern

cabelos

Cuscuta suaveolens

Not Evaluated

cabelos

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

cabomba-verde

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

cactus

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Least Concern

cajepúti

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

calancói

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

calistemo

Callistemon viminalis

Not Evaluated

camaecipáris-do-oregon

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

camomila-de-pomba

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

campainha

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

campainha

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

cana

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

cana-de-açúcar

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Canárias

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

cânhamo-da-mauritânia

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

cânhamo-indiano

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

caniço-malhado

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

canna-do-brejo

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

Caparosa

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

capim-arroz

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

capim-barbicha-de-alemão

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

capim-cameroon

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

capim-chorão

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

capim-colchão-fino

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

capim-comprido

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

capim-da-abissínia

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

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