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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Hairy Clover

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Annual Strawberry Clover

Trifolium resupinatum

Not Evaluated

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

Alsike Clover

Trifolium hybridum

Least Concern

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar lutea

Least Concern

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Angel's-trumpets

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Abele

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

Blue Field Madder

Sherardia arvensis

Extinct

Hoe nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Hairy Nightshade

Solanum villosum

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

Seaside Koniga

Lobularia maritima

Not Evaluated

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

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

Annual Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

American Cress

Barbarea verna

Not Evaluated

Indian hedgemustard

Sisymbrium orientale

Not Evaluated

Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Least Concern

Common Wall Cress

Arabidopsis thaliana

Least Concern

Bastard Cress

Thlaspi arvense

Least Concern

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

Charlock mustard

Sinapis arvensis

Least Concern

White mustard

Sinapis alba

Not Evaluated

Herb Sophia

Descurainia sophia

Least Concern

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Cardamine impatiens

Least Concern

Bending Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

American Ivy

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Not Evaluated

Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Near Threatened

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