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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Least Concern

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Least Concern

Harmal peganum

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Holly oak

Quercus ilex

Not Evaluated

Oak

Quercus palustris

Not Evaluated

Cork bark oak

Quercus suber

Least Concern

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

Allium triquetrum

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Natal plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass

Puccinellia fasciculata

Endangered

Couchgrass

Elymus repens

Least Concern

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy Evening Primrose

Oenothera villosa

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

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