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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
54
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 13
Endangered 17
Vulnerable 24
Near Threatened 35
Least Concern 328
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 608
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 8

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

cigarrinha

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

cigerão

Vicia hirsuta

Least Concern

cimbalária

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

cipó-chumbo

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

cipó-de-gato

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

cipó-de-são-joão

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

cipreste

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

cipreste-calvo

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

cipreste-de-monterei

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

cisirão

Vicia cracca

Least Concern

Cisne-vulgar

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

clerodendro-trepador

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

cochonilha algodeo da vinha

Planococcus ficus

Not Evaluated

Coelho

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

coentro-do-mato

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

coentros

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

colchão-de-noiva

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

Colejia

Silene vulgaris

Least Concern

colubrina

Echium vulgare

Least Concern

congossa-maior

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

congossa-menor

Vinca minor

Least Concern

coqueirinho-de-vênus

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

coração-roxo

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

corda-de-viola

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

coreópsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

cornichão

Lotus corniculatus

Least Concern

coroa-nupcial

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

cosmo-amarelo

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

cotoneaster

Cotoneaster franchetii

Not Evaluated

cotoneaster-glauco

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

couve-nabeira

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

crambe

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

cravo-africano

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

crista-de-galo

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

crista-de-galo

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

cruz-de-malta

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

cunhã

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

dama-da-noite

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

damasco

Prunus armeniaca

Not Evaluated

damiana

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

dedal-de-princesa

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

dianela

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

dracena-malaia

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

elodea

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

erica

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

erva-da-fortuna

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

erva-da-moda

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

erva-da-rainha

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

erva-das-pulgas

Plantago afra

Not Evaluated

erva-da-vida

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

erva-de-passarinho

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

erva-de-santa-luzia

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

erva-de-santo-agostinho

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

erva-de-são-joão

Hypericum perforatum

Least Concern

erva-doce

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Erva-dos-burros

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

erva-dos-cachos-da-india

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

erva-dos-rapazinhos

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

erva-guiné

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

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