South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
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
Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
sea pearlwort
Sagina maritima
greater sea-spurrey
Spergularia media
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Spergularia rubra
Aleppo pine
Pinus halepensis
Indian shot
Canna indica
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Water fern
Azolla filiculoides
Aaron'S Rod
Verbascum thapsus
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Carrot
Daucus carota
wild celery
Apium graveolens
Bullwort
Ammi majus
Chinese Parsley
Coriandrum sativum
Aniseed-Weed
Foeniculum vulgare
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber
Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
fragrant agrimony
Agrimonia procera
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Castor
Ricinus communis
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bohemian Knotweed
Reynoutria bohemica
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
Reed mannagrass
Glyceria maxima
Feather fingergrass
Chloris virgata
Mexican love grass
Eragrostis mexicana
Hairy Love Grass
Eragrostis pilosa
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Cuman Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Yellow Star-thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
Grey Goosefoot
Chenopodium opulifolium
American Wormseed
Dysphania ambrosioides
Balsampear
Momordica charantia
Blackspot hornpoppy
Glaucium corniculatum
Pickerel-Weed
Pontederia cordata
Pride-of-India
Koelreuteria paniculata
Eastern Juniper
Juniperus virginiana
Tape grass
Vallisneria spiralis
Chinese Scholartree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
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