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
heath-leaf banksia
Banksia ericifolia
Bearded Sugarbush
Protea magnifica
Fringed dodder
Cuscuta suaveolens
Japanese netvein hollyfern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Hoary Stock
Matthiola incana
mountain swamp gum
Eucalyptus camphora
cross-leaf honey myrtle
Melaleuca decussata
Black Tea-tree
Melaleuca bracteata
Common Coral Tree
Erythrina lysistemon
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
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
Black wattle
Acacia mearnsii
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
Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta
Belamcanda
Iris domestica
good-luck palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Balloon cotton bush
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Serrated tussock grass
Nassella trichotoma
Coast Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
sweet grass
Panicum schinzii
Ripgut Brome
Bromus rigidus
Panic veldtgrass
Ehrharta erecta
great blanket-flower
Gaillardia aristata
Snowbush
Breynia disticha
Fountain palm
Livistona chinensis
Karo
Pittosporum crassifolium
Baby sage
Salvia microphylla
Yellow ginger
Hedychium flavescens
dodder-laurel
Cassytha filiformis
Slender false garlic
Nothoscordum gracile
honeyplant
Hoya carnosa
mountain buchu
Agathosma betulina
Pink jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Nit grass
Gastridium phleoides
Creeping croftonweed
Ageratina riparia
cape-jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Chinese hatplant
Holmskioldia sanguinea
white-flower Mexican-poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Himalayan ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium coccineum
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