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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 14
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 46
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 876
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Keeled wormseed

Dysphania carinata

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Kahili flower

Grevillea banksii

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Fringed rosemallow

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Not Evaluated

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Tree poppy

Bocconia frutescens

Not Evaluated

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Creeping inchplant

Callisia repens

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Knife acacia

Acacia cultriformis

Least Concern

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Brazilian firetree

Schizolobium parahyba

Not Evaluated

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

red inkplant

Phytolacca icosandra

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

moreton-bay-pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Least Concern

doctorbush

Plumbago zeylanica

Not Evaluated

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

American Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle americana

Least Concern

Jumping cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Least Concern

Hedge Cactus

Cereus hildmannianus

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Cactus-apple

Opuntia engelmannii

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

song-of-India

Dracaena reflexa

Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum dilatatum

Least Concern

Queensland fire-wheel-tree

Stenocarpus sinuatus

Least Concern

rock hakea

Hakea gibbosa

Least Concern

Bushy yate

Eucalyptus lehmannii

Least Concern

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