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
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Golden Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Rockweed
Pilea microphylla
Cedar of Goa
Cupressus lusitanica
Monterey cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Green wattle
Acacia decurrens
Rattlebox
Sesbania punicea
Indian Jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica
Purple bushbean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Japanese Arrowroot
Pueraria montana
Montpellier Broom
Genista monspessulana
Hyacinthbean
Lablab purpureus
Java-bean
Senna obtusifolia
African senna
Senna didymobotrya
Pride-of-barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Paperflower
Bougainvillea glabra
Ramgoat dashalong
Turnera ulmifolia
Onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus
Chandelier plant
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Aphid Trap
Proboscidea louisianica
Wax tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pannosus
Heartleaf madeiravine
Anredera cordifolia
Mu oil tree
Vernicia montana
slim-bristle sandbur
Cenchrus brownii
narrow Canary grass
Phalaris angusta
Antelope Grass
Echinochloa pyramidalis
Algerian Oat
Avena byzantina
Violet crabgrass
Digitaria violascens
Washerwoman
Alternanthera caracasana
beach evening-primrose
Oenothera drummondii
small-flower evening-primrose
Oenothera indecora
willow hakea
Hakea salicifolia
Golden dewdrops
Duranta erecta
drooping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
Gray ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Bengal trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Indian-laurel
Litsea glutinosa
Inchplant
Tradescantia zebrina
scoparia-weed
Scoparia dulcis
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Coastal wattle
Acacia cyclops
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Orchid Tree
Bauhinia forficata
Siamese cassia
Senna siamea
Nodding Clover
Trifolium cernuum
Indian rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
White passionflower
Passiflora subpeltata
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