South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
hint yagi
Ricinus communis
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
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
Lawson's Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Japanese cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
Canadian waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Orange wattle
Acacia saligna
Bokhara Clover
Melilotus albus
Annual yellow sweetclover
Melilotus indicus
Cultivated licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Bird Vetch
Vicia cracca
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Serradella
Ornithopus sativus
Burclover
Medicago polymorpha
Black Medic
Medicago lupulina
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Bird'S Foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Common Honey-Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Septicweed
Senna occidentalis
Woman's tongue
Albizia lebbeck
Tall albizia
Albizia procera
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Hairy Clover
Trifolium arvense
Annual Strawberry Clover
Trifolium resupinatum
Big Hop Clover
Trifolium campestre
Carnation Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Mammoth Clover
Trifolium medium
Subterranean clover
Trifolium subterraneum
Clustered clover
Trifolium glomeratum
Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum
Least Hop Clover
Trifolium dubium
Chilean Clover
Trifolium pratense
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Apple Of Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Angel's-trumpets
Datura ferox
Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Hoe nightshade
Solanum physalifolium
Red Buffalo-bur
Solanum sisymbriifolium
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Hairy Nightshade
Solanum villosum
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Peruvian groundcherry
Physalis peruviana
Grass
Cannabis sativa
Roadside pepperweed
Lepidium ruderale
Heart-Pod Hoary Cress
Lepidium draba
Lesser swinecress
Lepidium didymum
Least Pepperwort
Lepidium virginicum
Greater swinecress
Lepidium coronopus
Shepherd's purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Annual bastardcabbage
Rapistrum rugosum
Annual Wall-rocket
Diplotaxis muralis
Indian hedgemustard
Sisymbrium orientale
Hedgemustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Common Wall Cress
Arabidopsis thaliana
Bastard Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Black Mustard
Brassica nigra
Jointed Charlock
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cultivated radish
Raphanus sativus
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