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
Yellow butterfly palm
Dypsis lutescens
Swampmahogany
Eucalyptus robusta
Weeping Paperbark
Melaleuca leucadendra
Punktree
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Carolina bristlemallow
Modiola caroliniana
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
purpleheart
Tradescantia pallida
Jio
Commelina benghalensis
Hyacinthbean
Lablab purpureus
Java-bean
Senna obtusifolia
African senna
Senna didymobotrya
Scotch attorney
Clusia rosea
Clubbed begonia
Begonia cucullata
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
candelabrum cactus
Cylindropuntia imbricata
queen-of-the-night
Cereus jamacaru
Arborescent pricklypear
Opuntia leucotricha
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Awnless Brome
Bromus inermis
African bermudagrass
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Finger millet
Eleusine coracana
Spiked bur grass
Tragus berteronianus
Spoonleaf purple everlasting
Gamochaeta purpurea
Sydney bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna
Red ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Sugargum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Wax mallow
Malvaviscus arboreus
American evergreen
Syngonium podophyllum
garlicweed
Petiveria alliacea
silverleaf desmodium
Desmodium uncinatum
Narrow swordfern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Flame Nasturtium
Tropaeolum speciosum
Reeves' meadowsweet
Spiraea cantoniensis
Bellyache bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conifer
Afrocarpus falcatus
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Golden-fruited Dandelion
Taraxacum disseminatum
Fringed rosemallow
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Mazapan
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Brazilian firetree
Schizolobium parahyba
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Black mimosa
Mimosa pigra
red inkplant
Phytolacca icosandra
velvet mesquite
Prosopis velutina
erect spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
moreton-bay-pine
Araucaria bidwillii
doctorbush
Plumbago zeylanica
American Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
Jumping cholla
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Hedge Cactus
Cereus hildmannianus
Jointed Pricklypear
Opuntia aurantiaca
Cactus-apple
Opuntia engelmannii
Queensland fire-wheel-tree
Stenocarpus sinuatus
rock hakea
Hakea gibbosa
Bushy yate
Eucalyptus lehmannii
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