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
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Common pricklypear
Opuntia monacantha
Nutgrass
Cyperus rotundus
pagoda-tree
Plumeria rubra
Natal plum
Carissa macrocarpa
Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass
Puccinellia fasciculata
Couchgrass
Elymus repens
Crimson fountaingrass
Cenchrus setaceus
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
Custard Apple
Annona reticulata
Sickle Medick
Medicago falcata
Asian pigeonwings
Clitoria ternatea
Plume albizia
Paraserianthes lophantha
Pokeweed
Phytolacca dioica
Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Stiff Brome
Brachypodium distachyon
Rose natal grass
Melinis repens
Clavel De Muerto
Tithonia rotundifolia
Common St. Paul's wort
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata
Dixie rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Chinese Hound'S Tongue
Cynoglossum amabile
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
Jewels of opar
Talinum paniculatum
good-luck-plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Brazilian peppertree
Schinus terebinthifolia
Carrot bur parsley
Caucalis platycarpos
Christplant
Euphorbia milii
Prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
blue palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
Sphagneticola trilobata
piccabeen bangalow palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Queen palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Yellow butterfly palm
Dypsis lutescens
Spiderwisp
Gynandropsis gynandra
Strawberry guava
Psidium cattleianum
karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Golden Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Rockweed
Pilea microphylla
Cedar of Goa
Cupressus lusitanica
Perennial soybean
Neonotonia wightii
Butterfly tree
Bauhinia purpurea
Pride-of-barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Scotch attorney
Clusia rosea
Clubbed begonia
Begonia cucullata
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
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