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
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Black Eyed Susan
Thunbergia alata
arizona-cypress
Cupressus arizonica
Sydney golden wattle
Acacia longifolia
Sunn hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Tattered Medick
Medicago laciniata
Chinese Bush-Clover
Lespedeza cuneata
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Common Sensitive-Plant
Mimosa pudica
Fetid passionflower
Passiflora foetida
Turkey berry
Solanum torvum
Leafy-fruited Nightshade
Solanum sarrachoides
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
Threecorner leek
Allium triquetrum
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
pagoda-tree
Plumeria rubra
Natal plum
Carissa macrocarpa
Borrer's Saltmarsh-Grass
Puccinellia fasciculata
Couchgrass
Elymus repens
Crimson fountaingrass
Cenchrus setaceus
Bentgrass
Agrostis castellana
Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
Florida royal palm
Roystonea regia
Bachelor'S-Button
Gomphrena globosa
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Cut-Leaf-Philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
Custard Apple
Annona reticulata
Mile a minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
Mexican cedar
Cedrela odorata
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
Sesbania Pea
Sesbania bispinosa
Sickle Medick
Medicago falcata
Asian pigeonwings
Clitoria ternatea
Plume albizia
Paraserianthes lophantha
Pokeweed
Phytolacca dioica
Delicate Fern Moss
Thuidium delicatulum
bird-chilli
Capsicum frutescens
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Graceful false flax
Camelina rumelica
Canary Islands Pine
Pinus canariensis
candelabra aloe
Aloe arborescens
Papaya
Carica papaya
Edible banana
Musa acuminata
Mexican fireplant
Euphorbia heterophylla
Candlenut tree
Aleurites moluccanus
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata
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