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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

fragrant agrimony

Agrimonia procera

Near Threatened

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Least Concern

Annual Mercury

Mercurialis annua

Least Concern

Madwoman'S Milk

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

Lesser pond sedge

Carex acutiformis

Vulnerable

Bohemian Knotweed

Reynoutria bohemica

Not Evaluated

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Bulbous canarygrass

Phalaris aquatica

Not Evaluated

Littleseed canarygrass

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

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

Bastard Scotch Thistle

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Grey Goosefoot

Chenopodium opulifolium

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Blackspot hornpoppy

Glaucium corniculatum

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Chinese Scholartree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Eastern Mousetail

Myosurus minimus

Vulnerable

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

wintergreen barberry

Berberis julianae

Not Evaluated

Jagged Chickweed

Holosteum umbellatum

Near Threatened

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

American Ash

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

common rivergrass

Scolochloa festucacea

Near Threatened

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