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
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple
Acer negundo
Common Wood-Rush
Luzula multiflora
Dwarf nettle
Urtica urens
Big-Sting Nettle
Urtica dioica
Septicweed
Senna occidentalis
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Tall albizia
Albizia procera
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Hairy Clover
Trifolium arvense
Annual Strawberry Clover
Trifolium resupinatum
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Angel's-trumpets
Datura ferox
Edible Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
American Cress
Barbarea verna
Charlock mustard
Sinapis arvensis
White mustard
Sinapis alba
Herb Sophia
Descurainia sophia
Common Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
American Ivy
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Common Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Annual Knawel
Scleranthus annuus
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Water fern
Azolla filiculoides
Aaron'S Rod
Verbascum thapsus
Black Elder
Sambucus nigra
Carrot
Daucus carota
wild celery
Apium graveolens
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Barbary fig
Opuntia ficus-indica
Bristly dogstail grass
Cynosurus echinatus
Big quakinggrass
Briza maxima
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
Santa maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus
False daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Small Nightshade
Solanum triflorum
Kangaroo-apple
Solanum laciniatum
Jerusalem cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
London rocket
Sisymbrium irio
Wild parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
Chinese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Hairy Bramble
Rubus phoenicolasius
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
hyssop loosestrife
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Jew's-mallow
Corchorus olitorius
Beach sheoak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Red beadtree
Adenanthera pavonina
Narrow Clover
Trifolium angustifolium
Husk-Tomato
Physalis philadelphica
European hackberry
Celtis australis
Floating Heart
Nymphoides peltata
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Early Hair Grass
Aira praecox
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
traveler's-palm
Ravenala madagascariensis
Jaggery palm
Caryota urens
Burmese fishtail palm
Caryota mitis
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Bastard Alkanet
Buglossoides arvensis
Coffee
Coffea arabica
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