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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 484
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 885
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

stink aster

Dittrichia graveolens

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

bird-chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

Not Evaluated

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

tiputree

Tipuana tipu

Least Concern

Woolly Clover

Trifolium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Suffocated clover

Trifolium suffocatum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Carrot bur parsley

Caucalis platycarpos

Not Evaluated

Thatch moss

Leptodontium gemmascens

Vulnerable

blue palmetto

Sabal palmetto

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Dagger flower

Mantisalca salmantica

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

karri

Eucalyptus diversicolor

Least Concern

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Golden Archangel

Lamium galeobdolon

Least Concern

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Five-stamen tamarisk

Tamarix chinensis

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Onionweed

Asphodelus fistulosus

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

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