South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Yang Shi Cao
Achillea millefolium
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
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
Chickweed
Stellaria media
Common catchfly
Silene gallica
Nodding Catchfly
Silene pendula
Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
sea pearlwort
Sagina maritima
Corn spurry
Spergula arvensis
greater sea-spurrey
Spergularia media
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Spergularia rubra
Aleppo pine
Pinus halepensis
Indian shot
Canna indica
Flag Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
Empresstree
Paulownia tomentosa
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima
Common St. John'S Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Mulberry
Morus alba
Common Fig
Ficus carica
Bullwort
Ammi majus
Chinese Parsley
Coriandrum sativum
Red valerian
Centranthus ruber
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
fragrant agrimony
Agrimonia procera
Alpine Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Castor
Ricinus communis
Chufa (Edible Variety)
Cyperus esculentus
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
European woodland sedge
Carex sylvatica
Bohemian Knotweed
Reynoutria bohemica
Fiddle dock
Rumex pulcher
Glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
Reed mannagrass
Glyceria maxima
Feather fingergrass
Chloris virgata
Mexican love grass
Eragrostis mexicana
Hairy Love Grass
Eragrostis pilosa
Bastard Scotch Thistle
Carduus nutans
Latin American fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus
Cuman Ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Yellow Star-thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
Grey Goosefoot
Chenopodium opulifolium
American Wormseed
Dysphania ambrosioides
Buzzy lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
Lantana
Lantana camara
Blackspot hornpoppy
Glaucium corniculatum
Pickerel-Weed
Pontederia cordata
Pride-of-India
Koelreuteria paniculata
Chinese Scholartree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Eastern Mousetail
Myosurus minimus
American Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
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