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
Indian Barberry
Berberis aristata
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca indica
Hairy Knotweed
Persicaria attenuata
Pinchot Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
Wallangarra wattle
Acacia adunca
Brisbane Golden Wattle
Acacia fimbriata
Sticky Wattle
Acacia viscidula
Pompon Tree
Dais cotinifolia
Greathead's aloe
Aloe greatheadii
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca inermis
Bahiagrass
Paspalum notatum
Dwarf Marigold
Schkuhria pinnata
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia
African amaranth
Amaranthus muricatus
Sponge gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
bagflower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Japanese jasmine
Jasminum mesnyi
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
Herb of gilead
Cedronella canariensis
Athel tamarisk
Tamarix aphylla
Brazilian nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Earleaf nightshade
Solanum mauritianum
Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Snowpeaks raspberry
Rubus niveus
Hen's eyes
Ardisia crenata
Common gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer
good-luck palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Balloon cotton bush
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Serrated tussock grass
Nassella trichotoma
Coast Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
sweet grass
Panicum schinzii
Australian saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata
Broad-leaf arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Kurrajong
Brachychiton populneus
Slender false garlic
Nothoscordum gracile
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Gout stalk
Jatropha podagrica
Pink jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Nit grass
Gastridium phleoides
queen's crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Bluegreen saltbush
Atriplex nummularia
Creeping mirrorplant
Coprosma repens
cape-jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Chinese hatplant
Holmskioldia sanguinea
white-flower Mexican-poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Himalayan ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium coccineum
Shrimpplant
Justicia brandegeeana
Big blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari
inkberry
Cestrum laevigatum
Jacob's coat
Acalypha wilkesiana
fiddle-leaf philodendron
Philodendron bipennifolium
ten-commandments
Maranta leuconeura
Uruguayan needlegrass
Nassella neesiana
Indian sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
Hedge bamboo
Bambusa multiplex
Rat-tail grass
Sporobolus africanus
Waterpoppy
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Purpletop vervain
Verbena incompta
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