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
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Spergularia rubra
Aleppo pine
Pinus halepensis
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
Maritime pine
Pinus pinaster
Indian shot
Canna indica
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Empresstree
Paulownia tomentosa
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Water fern
Azolla filiculoides
Aaron'S Rod
Verbascum thapsus
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Common Fig
Ficus carica
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Carrot
Daucus carota
wild celery
Apium graveolens
Bullwort
Ammi majus
Carrot-Fern
Conium maculatum
Chinese Parsley
Coriandrum sativum
Aniseed-Weed
Foeniculum vulgare
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Bur Chervil
Anthriscus sylvestris
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Bullace Plum
Prunus domestica
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
fragrant agrimony
Agrimonia procera
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua
Madwoman'S Milk
Euphorbia helioscopia
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
Lesser pond sedge
Carex acutiformis
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bohemian Knotweed
Reynoutria bohemica
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
Slender oat
Avena barbata
Beardless rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon viridis
Reed mannagrass
Glyceria maxima
Feather fingergrass
Chloris virgata
Mexican love grass
Eragrostis mexicana
Hairy Love Grass
Eragrostis pilosa
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Bastard Scotch Thistle
Carduus nutans
Latin American fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus
Cuman Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Yellow Star-thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Santa maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
False daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
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