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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 480
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 9

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Common Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

Not Evaluated

Clover Dodder

Cuscuta epithymum

Endangered

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bearbind

Calystegia sepium

Least Concern

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Corn poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Least Concern

European turkey oak

Quercus cerris

Not Evaluated

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Least Concern

Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

round-leaved fluellen

Kickxia spuria

Endangered

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Common Wood-Rush

Luzula multiflora

Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Purple Vetch

Vicia benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Serradella

Ornithopus sativus

Not Evaluated

Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Bird'S Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Least Concern

Big Hop Clover

Trifolium campestre

Near Threatened

Carnation Clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Not Evaluated

Mammoth Clover

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

Subterranean clover

Trifolium subterraneum

Near Threatened

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar lutea

Least Concern

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Hairy Nightshade

Solanum villosum

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Roadside pepperweed

Lepidium ruderale

Least Concern

Heart-Pod Hoary Cress

Lepidium draba

Least Concern

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Greater swinecress

Lepidium coronopus

Vulnerable

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

American Cress

Barbarea verna

Not Evaluated

Long-stalked Rape

Brassica elongata

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Brown mustard

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Ball Mustard

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

Annual Knawel

Scleranthus annuus

Near Threatened

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

greater sea-spurrey

Spergularia media

Least Concern

Purple Sand-Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

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