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
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Bermuda pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
cane cactus
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
blue lupine
Lupinus pilosus
Vegetable fern
Diplazium esculentum
Lady of the Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Curly Palm
Howea belmoreana
coast banksia
Banksia integrifolia
Christmas cactus
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Grey-leaf Sugarbsh
Protea laurifolia
red pincushion-protea
Leucospermum cordifolium
Cheeseweed
Malva multiflora
Waterbush
Myoporum montanum
Roostertree
Calotropis procera
New South Wales waratah
Telopea speciosissima
heath-leaf banksia
Banksia ericifolia
Bearded Sugarbush
Protea magnifica
Fringed dodder
Cuscuta suaveolens
Japanese netvein hollyfern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Hoary Stock
Matthiola incana
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
Bahiagrass
Paspalum notatum
Dwarf Marigold
Schkuhria pinnata
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
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
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Gout stalk
Jatropha podagrica
queen's crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Bluegreen saltbush
Atriplex nummularia
Creeping mirrorplant
Coprosma repens
Big blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari
inkberry
Cestrum laevigatum
Crown Daisy
Glebionis coronaria
pompomweed
Campuloclinium macrocephalum
Waterpoppy
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Purpletop vervain
Verbena incompta
common bee-brush
Aloysia gratissima
Centipede tongavine
Epipremnum pinnatum
Formosa lily
Lilium formosanum
Australian brake
Pteris tremula
Fiveangled dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
banana water-lily
Nymphaea mexicana
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