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
Japanese privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Bloodflower
Asclepias curassavica
Spreading alkali grass
Puccinellia distans
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Beach Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Tropical whiteweed
Ageratum conyzoides
Australian Spinach
Chenopodiastrum murale
Least Evening-Primrose
Oenothera parviflora
rose evening-primrose
Oenothera rosea
Macadamia
Macadamia integrifolia
Bastard Alkanet
Buglossoides arvensis
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Fumaria parviflora
Holly oak
Quercus ilex
Oak
Quercus palustris
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
Black Eyed Susan
Thunbergia alata
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Tattered Medick
Medicago laciniata
Chinese Bush-Clover
Lespedeza cuneata
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fetid passionflower
Passiflora foetida
Abyssinian mustard
Crambe hispanica
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
Threecorner leek
Allium triquetrum
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Common pricklypear
Opuntia monacantha
Nutgrass
Cyperus rotundus
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
pagoda-tree
Plumeria rubra
Natal plum
Carissa macrocarpa
Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass
Puccinellia fasciculata
Couchgrass
Elymus repens
Crimson fountaingrass
Cenchrus setaceus
Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
stink aster
Dittrichia graveolens
Australian waterbuttons
Cotula australis
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium
Brazilian Guava
Psidium guineense
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Cut-Leaf-Philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
Asian Pony'S-Foot
Dichondra micrantha
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Waterthyme
Hydrilla verticillata
Sesbania Pea
Sesbania bispinosa
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