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
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Changing Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis discolor
Garden Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Common Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis arvensis
Garden Anchusa
Anchusa azurea
Blue Devil
Echium vulgare
Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Abele
Populus alba
Black Cottonwood
Populus nigra
Common Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Gray Poplar
Populus canescens
Brittle Willow
Salix fragilis
goat willow
Salix caprea
Clover Dodder
Cuscuta epithymum
Common Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Bearbind
Calystegia sepium
Johnny jumpup
Viola tricolor
common broomrape
Orobanche minor
Chinaberrytree
Melia azedarach
Staggerweed
Stachys arvensis
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Carpenter Weed
Prunella vulgaris
Bermuda Thistle
Argemone mexicana
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Common Fumitory
Fumaria officinalis
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
European turkey oak
Quercus cerris
Common Oak
Quercus robur
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Chukar / Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar
Coliseum-Ivy
Cymbalaria muralis
sharped-leaved fluellen
Kickxia elatine
round-leaved fluellen
Kickxia spuria
Bright-Blue Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia
Birdeye speedwell
Veronica persica
Butter And Eggs
Linaria vulgaris
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Common Birch
Betula pendula
Awnless Geranium
Geranium molle
Cutleaf geranium
Geranium dissectum
sesame
Sesamum indicum
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple
Acer negundo
dwarf rush
Juncus capitatus
Common Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius
Dudley'S Rush
Juncus tenuis
Bog Rush
Juncus effusus
Lawson's Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Japanese cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
Canadian waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Orange wattle
Acacia saligna
Bokhara Clover
Melilotus albus
Annual yellow sweetclover
Melilotus indicus
Cultivated licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Bird Vetch
Vicia cracca
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
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