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
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
Mile a minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
Mexican cedar
Cedrela odorata
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
White leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata
Asian pigeonwings
Clitoria ternatea
Plume albizia
Paraserianthes lophantha
Pokeweed
Phytolacca dioica
Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Limonium sinuatum
Canary Islands Pine
Pinus canariensis
candelabra aloe
Aloe arborescens
Papaya
Carica papaya
Cathedral bells
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kariba weed
Salvinia molesta
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
Separated sedge
Carex divisa
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Narrow-leafed Ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Golden trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
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
Butterweed
Erigeron canadensis
Argentine fleabane
Erigeron bonariensis
Field burrweed
Soliva sessilis
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
Delta maidenhair fern
Adiantum raddianum
Australian cheesewood
Pittosporum undulatum
Grannyvine
Ipomoea tricolor
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
Lilac chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus
hoary plantain
Plantago virginica
Bracted Plantain
Plantago aristata
Fern Palm
Cycas revoluta
Indian heliotrope
Heliotropium indicum
Saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima
Golden wattle
Acacia pycnantha
Royal poinciana
Delonix regia
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