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
Barbados nut
Jatropha curcas
Ghostweed
Euphorbia marginata
Tungoil tree
Vernicia fordii
Indian spinach
Basella alba
Curlytop Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Broad-Leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
Ripgut brome
Bromus diandrus
fern-grass
Catapodium rigidum
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
Australian Spinach
Chenopodiastrum murale
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
Caesarweed
Urena lobata
Althea
Hibiscus syriacus
Beach Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Harmal peganum
Peganum harmala
American Storax
Liquidambar styraciflua
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Fumaria parviflora
Holly oak
Quercus ilex
Oak
Quercus palustris
Cork bark oak
Quercus suber
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
Turkey berry
Solanum torvum
Leafy-fruited Nightshade
Solanum sarrachoides
Abyssinian mustard
Crambe hispanica
African tuliptree
Spathodea campanulata
Wand mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Sweet-amber
Hypericum androsaemum
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Common pricklypear
Opuntia monacantha
Nutgrass
Cyperus rotundus
Nepal Knotweed
Persicaria nepalensis
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
magentaspreen
Chenopodium giganteum
European Goosefoot
Lipandra polysperma
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
New Zealand tea tree
Leptospermum scoparium
Brazilian Guava
Psidium guineense
Surinam cherry
Eugenia uniflora
tree mallow
Malva arborea
Shoeblackplant
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Asian Pony'S-Foot
Dichondra micrantha
Tropical white morning-glory
Ipomoea alba
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