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
Black Tea-tree
Melaleuca bracteata
Common Coral Tree
Erythrina lysistemon
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Spicy Conebush
Leucadendron tinctum
Brown Barrel
Eucalyptus fastigata
Saltwater Paperbark
Melaleuca cuticularis
grey honey myrtle
Melaleuca incana
Rottnest Island teatree
Melaleuca lanceolata
prickly-leaf paperbark
Melaleuca nodosa
Falcate Yellowwood
Podocarpus henkelii
Pinchot Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
Wallangarra wattle
Acacia adunca
Brisbane Golden Wattle
Acacia fimbriata
Sticky Wattle
Acacia viscidula
Pompon Tree
Dais cotinifolia
Greathead's aloe
Aloe greatheadii
Black wattle
Acacia mearnsii
Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia
African amaranth
Amaranthus muricatus
Sponge gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
bagflower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Mauritius hemp
Furcraea foetida
Sisal hemp
Agave sisalana
Vasey's grass
Paspalum urvillei
Compact brome
Bromus madritensis
Common carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
Herb of gilead
Cedronella canariensis
Athel tamarisk
Tamarix aphylla
Brazilian nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Earleaf nightshade
Solanum mauritianum
Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta
Belamcanda
Iris domestica
good-luck palm
Chamaedorea elegans
Balloon cotton bush
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Serrated tussock grass
Nassella trichotoma
Coast Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
sweet grass
Panicum schinzii
Australian saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata
Broad-leaf arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Kurrajong
Brachychiton populneus
Karo
Pittosporum crassifolium
Baby sage
Salvia microphylla
Yellow ginger
Hedychium flavescens
dodder-laurel
Cassytha filiformis
Slender false garlic
Nothoscordum gracile
honeyplant
Hoya carnosa
mountain buchu
Agathosma betulina
Pink jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Nit grass
Gastridium phleoides
Creeping croftonweed
Ageratina riparia
cape-jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Chinese hatplant
Holmskioldia sanguinea
white-flower Mexican-poppy
Argemone ochroleuca
Himalayan ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
red ginger-lily
Hedychium coccineum
Shrimpplant
Justicia brandegeeana
Clasping heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Big blue lilyturf
Liriope muscari
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