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
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
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
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium
Brazilian Guava
Psidium guineense
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
Cut-Leaf-Philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
Asian Pony'S-Foot
Dichondra micrantha
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Limonium sinuatum
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kariba weed
Salvinia molesta
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
milkweed
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Golden Dog's-tail
Lamarckia aurea
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
Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Needle Bush
Hakea sericea
Silkoak
Grevillea robusta
Dixie rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Chinese Hound'S Tongue
Cynoglossum amabile
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
hoary plantain
Plantago virginica
Bracted Plantain
Plantago aristata
Jewels of opar
Talinum paniculatum
Rougeplant
Rivina humilis
tiputree
Tipuana tipu
Woolly Clover
Trifolium tomentosum
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