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
Lesser Love-Grass
Eragrostis minor
Teff
Eragrostis tef
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Meadow brome
Bromus commutatus
Bronco Grass
Bromus tectorum
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Mouse barley
Hordeum murinum
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
soldier cone
Conus miles
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Spiny Cocklebur
Xanthium spinosum
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
Smooth hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Black Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Boar Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Cat'S Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Annual Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Glabrous Catsear
Hypochaeris glabra
Cherry Slug Sawfly
Caliroa cerasi
rat cone
Conus rattus
Old-man-in-the-spring
Senecio vulgaris
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica
Black soldier fly
Hermetia illucens
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Maltese star-thistle
Centaurea melitensis
star-thistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Early Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Japanese skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica
Blow Fly
Lucilia sericata
Stinking chamomile
Anthemis cotula
Cheese skipper
Piophila casei
Annual Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Hedgehog arion
Arion intermedius
Lobster cockroach
Nauphoeta cinerea
Hairy beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Cucumber moth
Diaphania indica
Common Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Muster john henry
Tagetes minuta
lesser earwig
Labia minor
Blessed milkthistle
Silybum marianum
Cultivated Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Common Rue
Ruta graveolens
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Akulikuli-Kula
Portulaca oleracea
Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Reseda lutea
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Common Lamb'S-Quarters
Chenopodium album
Indehiscent Pigweed
Amaranthus standleyanus
Redroot amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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