South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
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
Apple Of Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Angel's-trumpets
Datura ferox
Angel'S Trumpet
Datura innoxia
Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Hoe nightshade
Solanum physalifolium
Red Buffalo-bur
Solanum sisymbriifolium
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Hairy Nightshade
Solanum villosum
Cutleaf groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Peruvian groundcherry
Physalis peruviana
Grass
Cannabis sativa
Seaside Koniga
Lobularia maritima
Roadside pepperweed
Lepidium ruderale
Heart-Pod Hoary Cress
Lepidium draba
Lesser swinecress
Lepidium didymum
Edible Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Annual bastardcabbage
Rapistrum rugosum
Annual Wall-rocket
Diplotaxis muralis
American Cress
Barbarea verna
Indian hedgemustard
Sisymbrium orientale
Hedgemustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Long-stalked Rape
Brassica elongata
Field mustard
Brassica rapa
Brown mustard
Brassica juncea
Black Mustard
Brassica nigra
Jointed Charlock
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cultivated radish
Raphanus sativus
Ball Mustard
Neslia paniculata
Charlock mustard
Sinapis arvensis
White mustard
Sinapis alba
Herb Sophia
Descurainia sophia
Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
Bending Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Beauty Of The Night
Mirabilis jalapa
spiked water-milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Deodar
Cedrus deodara
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Common catchfly
Silene gallica
Nodding Catchfly
Silene pendula
Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
sea pearlwort
Sagina maritima
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
greater sea-spurrey
Spergularia media
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Spergularia rubra
Aleppo pine
Pinus halepensis
Indian shot
Canna indica
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Empresstree
Paulownia tomentosa
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Water fern
Azolla filiculoides
Aaron'S Rod
Verbascum thapsus
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
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