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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 48
Least Concern 478
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

silverleaf desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Not Evaluated

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia forficata

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

White passionflower

Passiflora subpeltata

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Dead Man'S Fingers

Codium fragile

Not Evaluated

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

American Boxwood

Cornus florida

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Fat-spiked Yard-grass

Eleusine multiflora

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Golden-fruited Dandelion

Taraxacum disseminatum

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

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