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
Argentina Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
'Ihi
Oxalis corniculata
anoda-weed
Anoda cristata
Buttonweed
Malva neglecta
Abutilon-Hemp
Abutilon theophrasti
Blue Devil
Echium vulgare
Purple Viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Abele
Populus alba
Black Cottonwood
Populus nigra
Common Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Clover Dodder
Cuscuta epithymum
Common Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Bearbind
Calystegia sepium
Carpenter Weed
Prunella vulgaris
Bermuda Thistle
Argemone mexicana
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Common Fumitory
Fumaria officinalis
Small-leaf spiderwort
Tradescantia fluminensis
Buckhorn plantain
Plantago coronopus
Black Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Glandular Plantain
Plantago afra
Broad-Leaved Plantain
Plantago major
Awnless Geranium
Geranium molle
Cutleaf geranium
Geranium dissectum
Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple
Acer negundo
Dudley'S Rush
Juncus tenuis
Bog Rush
Juncus effusus
Canadian waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Orange wattle
Acacia saligna
Bokhara Clover
Melilotus albus
Annual yellow sweetclover
Melilotus indicus
Bird Vetch
Vicia cracca
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Bird'S Foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Common Honey-Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Tall albizia
Albizia procera
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Hairy Clover
Trifolium arvense
Annual Strawberry Clover
Trifolium resupinatum
Yellow Cowlily
Nuphar lutea
Bluecrown passionflower
Passiflora caerulea
Purple granadilla
Passiflora edulis
Common Thorn-Apple
Datura stramonium
Angel's-trumpets
Datura ferox
Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Hoe nightshade
Solanum physalifolium
Red Buffalo-bur
Solanum sisymbriifolium
Roadside pepperweed
Lepidium ruderale
Heart-Pod Hoary Cress
Lepidium draba
Lesser swinecress
Lepidium didymum
Edible Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Indian hedgemustard
Sisymbrium orientale
Hedgemustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Long-stalked Rape
Brassica elongata
Field mustard
Brassica rapa
Brown mustard
Brassica juncea
Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
Cardamine impatiens
Bending Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
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