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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

European woodland sedge

Carex sylvatica

Least Concern

Bristly dogstail grass

Cynosurus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Grey Goosefoot

Chenopodium opulifolium

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Scholartree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

London rocket

Sisymbrium irio

Not Evaluated

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Bramble

Rubus phoenicolasius

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

common rivergrass

Scolochloa festucacea

Near Threatened

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

slender thistle

Carduus tenuiflorus

Near Threatened

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

European hackberry

Celtis australis

Not Evaluated

Floating Heart

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

European Green Alder

Alnus alnobetula

Not Evaluated

Queen sago

Cycas circinalis

Endangered

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Least Concern

Harmal peganum

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

American Storax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Least Concern

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

little-robin

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Agrostis castellana

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

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