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
velvet mesquite
Prosopis velutina
Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Water-Lily
Nymphaea marliacea
Wild passionfruit
Passiflora suberosa
mescal agave
Agave angustifolia
Jamaican forget-me-not
Browallia americana
Tropical soda apple
Solanum viarum
Chinese hackberry
Celtis sinensis
Beach spiderlily
Hymenocallis littoralis
Smokebush
Buddleja madagascariensis
common boobialla
Myoporum insulare
Ferny Azolla
Azolla pinnata
American Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
Jumping cholla
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Hedge Cactus
Cereus hildmannianus
Jointed Pricklypear
Opuntia aurantiaca
Cactus-apple
Opuntia engelmannii
song-of-India
Dracaena reflexa
Grassland Dandelion
Taraxacum dilatatum
Queensland fire-wheel-tree
Stenocarpus sinuatus
rock hakea
Hakea gibbosa
Bushy yate
Eucalyptus lehmannii
Chinese wingnut
Pterocarya stenoptera
trident maple
Acer buergerianum
birdflower
Crotalaria agatiflora
Arrasa con todo
Gomphrena serrata
Pride of madeira
Echium candicans
Egyptian fenugreek
Trigonella glabra
Lavell hawthorn
Crataegus lavallei
ant-tree
Triplaris americana
Coatbuttons
Tridax procumbens
Swordfern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
hairy fiddleneck
Amsinckia calycina
Rough mexican clover
Richardia scabra
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Pacara earpod tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Nightshade
Solanum chrysotrichum
Oldman's cap
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Bermuda pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
cane cactus
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
Giant Ash
Eucalyptus regnans
blue lupine
Lupinus pilosus
Vegetable fern
Diplazium esculentum
Lady of the Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Colonial Pine
Araucaria cunninghamii
Moon cactus
Harrisia martinii
Turpentine tree
Syncarpia glomulifera
serpent cactus
Peniocereus serpentinus
Rescuegrass
Bromus catharticus
Blue Sugarbush
Protea neriifolia
sweet hakea
Hakea drupacea
Honey Box
Eucalyptus melliodora
bastard-box
Eucalyptus microtheca
red honey myrtle
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Cajeput tree
Melaleuca linariifolia
paper cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Christmas cactus
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Grey-leaf Sugarbsh
Protea laurifolia
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