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
Nodding Clover
Trifolium cernuum
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Creeping Prickly-Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Poorland flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Fringed rosemallow
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Mazapan
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Morning-glory
Ipomoea carnea
Rose glorybower
Clerodendrum bungei
Tree poppy
Bocconia frutescens
Softseed wild petunia
Ruellia simplex
Brazilian red-cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Creeping inchplant
Callisia repens
Gold-Foot Fern
Phlebodium aureum
Knife acacia
Acacia cultriformis
Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Water-Lily
Nymphaea marliacea
Wild passionfruit
Passiflora suberosa
mescal agave
Agave angustifolia
Jamaican forget-me-not
Browallia americana
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis
Beach spiderlily
Hymenocallis littoralis
Smokebush
Buddleja madagascariensis
common boobialla
Myoporum insulare
Ferny Azolla
Azolla pinnata
song-of-India
Dracaena reflexa
Grassland Dandelion
Taraxacum dilatatum
Chinese wingnut
Pterocarya stenoptera
trident maple
Acer buergerianum
birdflower
Crotalaria agatiflora
Arrasa con todo
Gomphrena serrata
Pride of madeira
Echium candicans
Coatbuttons
Tridax procumbens
Seashore vervain
Verbena litoralis
Spiny fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Threelobe false mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
South American skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Casia amarilla
Senna spectabilis
Arsenic bush
Senna septemtrionalis
Glandular senna
Senna multiglandulosa
woolly senna
Senna hirsuta
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Bermuda pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
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