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
Spiked bur grass
Tragus berteronianus
Spoonleaf purple everlasting
Gamochaeta purpurea
willow hakea
Hakea salicifolia
Golden dewdrops
Duranta erecta
drooping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
Gray ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Sydney bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna
Red ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Sugargum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus
American evergreen
Syngonium podophyllum
Algerian Oak
Quercus canariensis
Bitter ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Shellplant
Alpinia zerumbet
Polkadot-plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Bengal trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Indian-laurel
Litsea glutinosa
Inchplant
Tradescantia zebrina
garlicweed
Petiveria alliacea
silverleaf desmodium
Desmodium uncinatum
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Orchid Tree
Bauhinia forficata
Siamese cassia
Senna siamea
Nodding Clover
Trifolium cernuum
Lotus sweetjuice
Glinus lotoides
Day jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
crimson cestrum
Cestrum elegans
Nightshade
Solanum laxum
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
red spiderling
Boerhavia diffusa
great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Roseleaf raspberry
Rubus rosifolius
Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis
Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
American Boxwood
Cornus florida
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Fat-spiked Yard-grass
Eleusine multiflora
Woollyjoint pricklypear
Opuntia tomentosa
Palay rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Elephant grass
Cenchrus purpureus
Kikuyugrass
Cenchrus clandestinus
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
western cudweed
Gnaphalium polycaulon
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Australian teatree
Leptospermum laevigatum
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