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
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Cuman Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Yellow Star-thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Grey Goosefoot
Chenopodium opulifolium
American Wormseed
Dysphania ambrosioides
Balsampear
Momordica charantia
Pride-of-India
Koelreuteria paniculata
Chinese Scholartree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
London rocket
Sisymbrium irio
Wild parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
Chinese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Hairy Bramble
Rubus phoenicolasius
Wimmera ryegrass
Lolium rigidum
common rivergrass
Scolochloa festucacea
Threespike goosegrass
Eleusine tristachya
slender thistle
Carduus tenuiflorus
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Java plum
Syzygium cumini
Tasmanian bluegum
Eucalyptus globulus
white silk cottontree
Ceiba pentandra
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Jimsonweed
Datura metel
Husk-Tomato
Physalis philadelphica
European hackberry
Celtis australis
Floating Heart
Nymphoides peltata
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Mango
Mangifera indica
Spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
European Green Alder
Alnus alnobetula
Queen sago
Cycas circinalis
Ripgut brome
Bromus diandrus
fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum
Least Evening-Primrose
Oenothera parviflora
rose evening-primrose
Oenothera rosea
Macadamia
Macadamia integrifolia
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Australian redcedar
Toona ciliata
little-robin
Geranium purpureum
smooth heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
litchi
Litchi chinensis
Abyssinian mustard
Crambe hispanica
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium
Brazilian Guava
Psidium guineense
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
Custard Apple
Annona reticulata
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
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