South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Pasyuk
Rattus norvegicus
Tysâčelistnik Obyknovennyj
Achillea millefolium
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Savigny's brittle star
Ophiactis savignyi
Giant reed
Arundo donax
Knotgrass
Paspalum distichum
Annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Animated oat
Avena sterilis
Common oat
Avena sativa
Common Velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus
Lesser Love-Grass
Eragrostis minor
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Old-man-in-the-spring
Senecio vulgaris
Annual Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Cultivated Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
Candlestick
Oenothera biennis
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Blue Devil
Echium vulgare
Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Abele
Populus alba
Black Cottonwood
Populus nigra
Common Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
European Field Pansy
Viola arvensis
Clasping Henbit
Lamium amplexicaule
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
European turkey oak
Quercus cerris
Small-leaf spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Roundleaf geranium
Geranium rotundifolium
sesame
Sesamum indicum
Dudley'S Rush
Juncus tenuis
Bog Rush
Juncus effusus
Canadian waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Orange wattle
Acacia saligna
Fodder Vetch
Vicia villosa
Tiny vetch
Vicia hirsuta
Four-Seed Vetch
Vicia tetrasperma
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Bird'S Foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Woman's tongue
Albizia lebbeck
Tall albizia
Albizia procera
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Hairy Clover
Trifolium arvense
Annual Strawberry Clover
Trifolium resupinatum
Yellow Cowlily
Nuphar lutea
Bluecrown passionflower
Passiflora caerulea
Purple granadilla
Passiflora edulis
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Hairy Nightshade
Solanum villosum
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Edible Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Black Mustard
Brassica nigra
Jointed Charlock
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cultivated radish
Raphanus sativus
Ball Mustard
Neslia paniculata
Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
Bending Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
Deodar
Cedrus deodara
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
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