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
Washerwoman
Alternanthera caracasana
beach evening-primrose
Oenothera drummondii
small-flower evening-primrose
Oenothera indecora
Sydney bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna
Red ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Sugargum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus
American evergreen
Syngonium podophyllum
Algerian Oak
Quercus canariensis
Bitter ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Shellplant
Alpinia zerumbet
Polkadot-plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Bengal trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Indian-laurel
Litsea glutinosa
Inchplant
Tradescantia zebrina
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Coastal wattle
Acacia cyclops
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
Orchid Tree
Bauhinia forficata
Siamese cassia
Senna siamea
Nodding Clover
Trifolium cernuum
Indian rosewood
Dalbergia sissoo
White passionflower
Passiflora subpeltata
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
red spiderling
Boerhavia diffusa
great bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
African-lily
Agapanthus praecox
Madagascar widow's-thrill
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Velvet leaf
Kalanchoe beharensis
Devil's backbone
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Dead Man'S Fingers
Codium fragile
Roseleaf raspberry
Rubus rosifolius
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Creeping Prickly-Pear
Opuntia humifusa
Poorland flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
Chittagong wood
Chukrasia tabularis
American Boxwood
Cornus florida
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Fat-spiked Yard-grass
Eleusine multiflora
red-maids
Calandrinia ciliata
elkhorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Palay rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Elephant grass
Cenchrus purpureus
Kikuyugrass
Cenchrus clandestinus
Naked crabgrass
Digitaria nuda
Angleton bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
Roebelin palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Peruvian primrose-willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis
four-wing evening-primrose
Oenothera tetraptera
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii
sweet-sage
Lantana trifolia
More Countries in Africa
Nature FYI Family
Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.
Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia