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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Greater swinecress

Lepidium coronopus

Vulnerable

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

Annual Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Ball Mustard

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

Common Grapevine

Vitis vinifera

Not Evaluated

American Ivy

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Not Evaluated

Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Near Threatened

Annual Knawel

Scleranthus annuus

Near Threatened

greater sea-spurrey

Spergularia media

Least Concern

Purple Sand-Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Chinese Parsley

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Least Concern

European woodland sedge

Carex sylvatica

Least Concern

Slender oat

Avena barbata

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Bristly dogstail grass

Cynosurus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Eastern Mousetail

Myosurus minimus

Vulnerable

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Fourleaf manyseed

Polycarpon tetraphyllum

Not Evaluated

Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

hyssop loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Mintweed

Salvia reflexa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Tower rockcress

Turritis glabra

Least Concern

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Queen sago

Cycas circinalis

Endangered

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

Extinct

Oak

Quercus palustris

Not Evaluated

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