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
Carrot bur parsley
Caucalis platycarpos
Simons' cotoneaster
Cotoneaster simonsii
Christplant
Euphorbia milii
Prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Thatch moss
Leptodontium gemmascens
blue palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Coral vine
Antigonon leptopus
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
St. Augustine grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
Sphagneticola trilobata
coastal plain yellowtops
Flaveria bidentis
Dagger flower
Mantisalca salmantica
Golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides
piccabeen bangalow palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Queen palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Yellow butterfly palm
Dypsis lutescens
Devil's horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Khakiweed
Alternanthera pungens
Spiderwisp
Gynandropsis gynandra
Strawberry guava
Psidium cattleianum
karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Golden Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
River sheoak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix chinensis
Monterey cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Green wattle
Acacia decurrens
Rattlebox
Sesbania punicea
Indian Jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica
Purple bushbean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Japanese Arrowroot
Pueraria montana
Montpellier Broom
Genista monspessulana
Perennial soybean
Neonotonia wightii
Butterfly tree
Bauhinia purpurea
Emperor's candlesticks
Senna alata
Pride-of-barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Paperflower
Bougainvillea glabra
Ramgoat dashalong
Turnera ulmifolia
Scotch attorney
Clusia rosea
Clubbed begonia
Begonia cucullata
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
Onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus
Chandelier plant
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Aphid Trap
Proboscidea louisianica
Wax tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum
creeping agrimony
Agrimonia repens
Silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster pannosus
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