List of pteridophytes of South Africa

Spore-bearing vascular plants recorded from South Africa

This listing contains taxa of plants in the division Pteridophyta, recorded from South Africa. A pteridophyte is a vascular plant (with xylem and phloem) that disperses spores. Because pteridophytes produce neither flowers nor seeds, they are sometimes referred to as "cryptogams", meaning that their means of reproduction is hidden. Ferns, horsetails (often treated as ferns), and lycophytes (clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts) are all pteridophytes. However, they do not form a monophyletic group because ferns (and horsetails) are more closely related to seed plants than to lycophytes. "Pteridophyta" is thus no longer a widely accepted taxon, but the term pteridophyte remains in common parlance, as do pteridology and pteridologist as a science and its practitioner, respectively. Ferns and lycophytes share a life cycle and are often collectively treated or studied, for example by the International Association of Pteridologists and the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group.

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.

The 2018 National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants(33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta {cryptograms(408)).

Listing

Abrodictyum pseudorigidum Bauret & Dubuisson, indigenous
Acrostichum aureum L. indigenous
Actiniopteris dimorpha Pic.Serm. indigenous
Actiniopteris dimorpha Pic.Serm. subsp. dimorpha indigenous
Actiniopteris radiata (J.Konig ex Sw.) Link, indigenous
Adiantum aethiopicum L. indigenous
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. indigenous
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. indigenous
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. var. hispidulum indigenous
Adiantum incisum Forssk. indigenous
Adiantum lunulatum Burm.f. indigenous
Adiantum poiretii Wikstr. indigenous
Adiantum raddianum C.Presl
Alsophila capensis (L.f.) J.Sm. indigenous
Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon, indigenous
Amauropelta bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum, indigenous
Amauropelta bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum var. bergiana, indigenous
Amauropelta knysnaensis (N.C.Anthony & Schelpe) Parris, endemic
Amauropelta oppositiformis (C.Chr.) Holttum, indigenous
Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel. indigenous
Anemia dregeana Kunze, indigenous
Anemia simii Tardieu, indigenous
Anogramma leptophylla (L.) Link, indigenous
Arachniodes foliosa (C.Chr.) Schelpe
Arachniodes webbiana (A.Braun) Schelpe, indigenous
Arachniodes webbiana (A.Braun) Schelpe subsp. foliosa (C.Chr.) Gibby, Rasbach, Reichst., Widen & Via, indigenous
Arthropteris monocarpa (Cordem.) C.Chr. indigenous
Aspidium athamanticum Kunze, indigenous
Aspidium falcatum (L.f.) Sw.
Aspidium inaequale Schltdl. indigenous
Aspidium inaequale Schltdl. var. montanum Kunze, indigenous
Aspidium pentagonum (T.Moore) Kuhn, indigenous
Aspidium squamisetum (Hook.) Kuhn, indigenous
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. indigenous
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. var. adiantum-nigrum indigenous
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. var. solidum (Kunze) J.P.Roux, endemic
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. indigenous
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. dodecaploideum A.F.Braithw. indigenous
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. filare (Forssk.) A.F.Braithw. indigenous
Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. tripinnatum (Baker) A.F.Braithw. indigenous
Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze, indigenous
Asplenium blastophorum Hieron. indigenous
Asplenium boltonii Hook. ex Brause & Hieron. indigenous
Asplenium capense (Kunze) Bir, Fraser-Jenk. & Lovis, indigenous
Asplenium christii Hieron. indigenous
Asplenium cordatum (Thunb.) Sw. indigenous
Asplenium dregeanum Kunze indigenous
Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd. indigenous
Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd. var. erectum, indigenous
Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd. var. usambarense (Hieron.) Schelpe, indigenous
Asplenium friesiorum C.Chr. indigenous
Asplenium gemmiferum Schrad. indigenous
Asplenium hypomelas Kuhn, indigenous
Asplenium inaequilaterale Bory ex Willd. indigenous
Asplenium lividum Mett. ex Kuhn, indigenous
Asplenium lobatum Pappe & Rawson, indigenous
Asplenium lobatum Pappe & Rawson var. lobatum, indigenous
Asplenium lobatum Pappe & Rawson var. pseudo-abyssinicum N.C.Anthony & Schelpe, indigenous
Asplenium lunulatum Sw. indigenous
Asplenium monanthes L. indigenous
Asplenium multiforme Krasser, indigenous
Asplenium obscurum Blume, indigenous
Asplenium phillipsianum (Kummerle) Bir, Fraser-Jenk. & Lovis, indigenous
Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britten, Sterns & Poggenb. indigenous
Asplenium preussii Hieron. ex Brause, indigenous
Asplenium prionitis Kunze, indigenous
Asplenium protensum Schrad. indigenous
Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze, indigenous
Asplenium sandersonii Hook. indigenous
Asplenium schelpei A.F.Braithw. indigenous
Asplenium simii A.F.Braithw. & Schelpe, indigenous
Asplenium splendens Kunze, indigenous
Asplenium splendens Kunze subsp. drakensbergense A.F.Braithw. near endemic
Asplenium splendens Kunze subsp. splendens, indigenous
Asplenium stoloniferum Bory, indigenous
Asplenium theciferum (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Mett. indigenous
Asplenium theciferum (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Mett. var. concinnum (Schrad.) Schelpe, indigenous
Asplenium trichomanes L. indigenous
Asplenium trichomanes L. subsp. quadrivalens D.E.Mey. indigenous
Asplenium varians Wall. ex Hook. & Grev. indigenous
Asplenium varians Wall. ex Hook. & Grev. subsp. fimbriatum (Kunze) Schelpe, indigenous
Asplenium x flexuosum Schrad. indigenous
Athyrium crassicaule J.P.Roux, near endemic
Athyrium newtonii Baker, indigenous
Athyrium schimperi Moug. ex Fee, indigenous
Azolla cristata Kaulf. invasive
Azolla filiculoides Lam. invasive
Azolla microphylla Kaulf.
Azolla pinnata R.Br. indigenous
Azolla pinnata R.Br. subsp. africana (Desv.) R.M.K.Saunders & K.Fowler, indigenous
Azolla pinnata R.Br. subsp. asiatica R.M.K.Saunders & K.Fowler, invasive
Blechnum attenuatum (Sw.) Mett. indigenous
Blechnum attenuatum (Sw.) Mett. var. giganteum (Kaulf.) Bonap.
Blechnum australe L. indigenous
Blechnum australe L. subsp. australe, indigenous
Blechnum capense Burm.f. indigenous
Blechnum inflexum (Kunze) Kuhn, indigenous
Blechnum punctulatum Sw. indigenous
Blechnum punctulatum Sw. var. atherstonei (Pappe & Rawson) Sim, indigenous
Blechnum punctulatum Sw. var. intermedium (Sim) Sim, endemic
Blechnum punctulatum Sw. var. krebsii (Kunze) Sim, endemic
Blechnum punctulatum Sw. var. punctulatum, indigenous
Blechnum tabulare (Thunb.) Kuhn, indigenous
Blotiella glabra (Bory) R.M.Tryon, indigenous
Blotiella natalensis (Hook.) R.M.Tryon, indigenous
Bolbitis heudelotii (Bory ex Fee) Alston, indigenous
Cephalomanes rigidum (Sw.) K.Iwats. indigenous
Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. indigenous
Ceterach cordatum (Thunb.) Desv. indigenous
Cheilanthes bergiana Schltdl. indigenous
Cheilanthes botswanae Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes buchananii (Baker) Domin, indigenous
Cheilanthes capensis (Thunb.) Sw. indigenous
Cheilanthes ceterachoides A.W.Klopper & Klopper, endemic
Cheilanthes contracta (Kunze) Mett. ex Kuhn, endemic
Cheilanthes deltoidea Kunze, indigenous
Cheilanthes deltoidea Kunze subsp. deltoidea, indigenous
Cheilanthes deltoidea Kunze subsp. silicicola Klopper & A.E.van Wyk, endemic
Cheilanthes depauperata Baker, endemic
Cheilanthes dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes eckloniana (Kunze) Mett. indigenous
Cheilanthes hastata (L.f.) Kunze, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen forma brevipilosa, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen forma laxa, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen forma waterbergensis, endemic
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. hirta, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. hyaloglandulosa (W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen) J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen, indigenous
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. nemorosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen, indigenous
Cheilanthes hyaloglandulosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen, indigenous
Cheilanthes inaequalis (Kunze) Mett. indigenous
Cheilanthes inaequalis (Kunze) Mett. var. buchananii (Baker) Schelpe, indigenous
Cheilanthes induta Kunze, endemic
Cheilanthes involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony var. involuta, indigenous
Cheilanthes involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony var. obscura (N.C.Anthony) N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes kunzei Mett. indigenous
Cheilanthes marlothii (Hieron.) Domin, indigenous
Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. indigenous
Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe, indigenous
Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. var. multifida, indigenous
Cheilanthes namaquensis (Baker) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes nielsii W.Jacobsen, indigenous
Cheilanthes parviloba (Sw.) Sw. indigenous
Cheilanthes pentagona Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes quadripinnata (Forssk.) Kuhn, indigenous
Cheilanthes rawsonii (Pappe) Mett. ex Kuhn, indigenous
Cheilanthes robusta (Kunze) R.M.Tryon, indigenous
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. indigenous
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. glauca (Sim) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. macrophylla (Kunze) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis, indigenous
Christella altissima Holttum, endemic
Christella buchananii (Schelpe) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Christella chaseana (Schelpe) Holttum, indigenous
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy, indigenous
Christella gueinziana (Mett.) Holttum, indigenous
Christella hispidula (Decne.) Holttum, indigenous
Crepidomanes borbonicum (Bosch) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Crepidomanes inopinatum (Pic.Serm.) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Crepidomanes melanotrichum (Schltdl.) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Ctenitis lanuginosa (Willd. ex Kaulf.) Copel. indigenous
Cyathea capensis (L.f.) Sm. indigenous
Cyathea cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) Domin.
Cyathea dregei Kunze, indigenous
Cyclosorus guenzianus (Mett.) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H.Ito, indigenous
Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.) C.Presl
Cyrtomium luctuosum J.P.Roux, indigenous
Cyrtomium pseudocaryotideum J.P.Roux, endemic
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. indigenous
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. subsp. fragilis, indigenous
Davallia chaerophylloides (Poir.) Steud. indigenous
Davallia denticulata (Burm.f.) Mett. ex Kuhn, indigenous
Davallia denticulata (Burm.f.) Mett. ex Kuhn var. denticulata, indigenous
Deparia japonica (Thunb.) M.Kato, invasive
Dicksonia antarctica Labill. cultivated
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. indigenous
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. var. linearis, indigenous
Didymochlaena truncatula (Sw.) J.Sm. indigenous
Didymoglossum erosum (Willd.) Beentje, indigenous
Didymoglossum reptans (Sw.) C.Presl, indigenous
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. invasive
Diplazium zanzibaricum (Baker) C.Chr. indigenous
Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br.
Doryopteris concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn, indigenous
Doryopteris pilosa (Poir.) Kuhn, indigenous
Doryopteris pilosa (Poir.) Kuhn var. gemmifera J.E.Burrows & S.E.Strauss, indigenous
Dryopteris antarctica (Baker) C.Chr. indigenous
Dryopteris athamantica (Kunze) Kuntze, indigenous
Dryopteris buchananii (Baker) Kuntze, indigenous
Dryopteris callolepis C.Chr. indigenous
Dryopteris dracomontana Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Dryopteris esterhuyseniae Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, endemic
Dryopteris falcata (L.f.) Kuntze
Dryopteris inaequalis (Schltdl.) Kuntze, indigenous
Dryopteris lewalleana Pic.Serm. indigenous
Dryopteris pentheri (Krasser) C.Chr. indigenous
Dryopteris pentheri (Krasser) C.Chr. var. montana (Kunze) Alston, indigenous
Dryopteris squamiseta (Hook.) Kuntze, indigenous
Elaphoglossum acrostichoides (Hook. & Grev.) Schelpe, indigenous
Elaphoglossum angustatum (Schrad.) Hieron. indigenous
Elaphoglossum aubertii (Desv.) T.Moore, indigenous
Elaphoglossum conforme (Sw.) J.Sm. indigenous
Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe, near endemic
Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. indigenous
Elaphoglossum macropodium (Fee) T.Moore, indigenous
Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urb. var. rupestre (Sim) Sim, indigenous
Elaphoglossum spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore, indigenous
Elaphoglossum spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore var. spathulatum, indigenous
Equisetum hyemale L. invasive
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. indigenous
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. subsp. ramosissimum, indigenous
Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm. indigenous
Gleichenia umbraculifera (Kunze) T.Moore, indigenous
Grammitis poeppigiana (Mett.) Pic.Serm. indigenous
Grammitis rigescens (Bory ex Willd.) Lellinger
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. indigenous
Hymenophyllum aeruginosum (Poir.) Carmich. indigenous
Hymenophyllum capense Schrad. indigenous
Hymenophyllum capillare Desv. indigenous
Hymenophyllum capillare Desv. var. alternialatum (Pic.Serm.) Faden, indigenous
Hymenophyllum marlothii Brause, indigenous
Hymenophyllum peltatum (Poir.) Desv. indigenous
Hymenophyllum tunbridgense (L.) Sm. indigenous
Hypodematium crenatum (Forssk.) Kuhn, indigenous
Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn, indigenous
Hypolepis villosa-viscida (Thouars) Tardieu, indigenous
Lastrea athamantica (Kunze) T.Moore, indigenous
Lastrea buchananii (Baker) Bedd., indigenous
Lastrea inaequalis (Schltdl.) C.Presl, indigenous
Lastrea pentagona T.Moore, indigenous
Lastrea plantii T.Moore, indigenous
Lepisorus excavatus (Bory ex Willd.) Ching, indigenous
Lepisorus schraderi (Mett.) Ching, indigenous
Lindsaea ensifolia Sw. indigenous
Loxogramme abyssinica (Baker) M.G.Price, indigenous
Lunathyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata,
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Lygodium kerstenii Kuhn, indigenous
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. indigenous
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching
Marattia fraxinea Sm. indigenous
Marattia fraxinea Sm. var. salicifolia (Schrad.) C.Chr. indigenous
Marsilea aegyptiaca Willd. indigenous
Marsilea apposita Launert, indigenous
Marsilea burchellii (Kunze) A.Braun, indigenous
Marsilea capensis A.Braun, indigenous
Marsilea coromandelina Willd. indigenous
Marsilea ephippiocarpa Alston, indigenous
Marsilea farinosa Launert, indigenous
Marsilea farinosa Launert subsp. arrecta J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Marsilea farinosa Launert subsp. farinosa, indigenous
Marsilea fenestrata Launert, indigenous
Marsilea macrocarpa C.Presl, indigenous
Marsilea minuta L. indigenous
Marsilea minuta L. var. minuta, indigenous
Marsilea mutica Mett.
Marsilea nubica A.Braun, indigenous
Marsilea schelpeana Launert, endemic
Marsilea villifolia Bremek. & Oberm. ex Alston & Schelpe, indigenous
Megalastrum lanuginosum (Willd. ex Kaulf.) Holttum, indigenous
Melpomene flabelliformis (Poir.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran, indigenous
Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu, indigenous
Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore, indigenous
Microsorum ensiforme (Thunb.) Schelpe, indigenous
Microsorum pappei (Mett. ex Kuhn) Tardieu, indigenous
Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel. indigenous
Microsorum scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. indigenous
Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. endemic
Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. var. ferruginea J.E.Burrows & S.M.Burrows
Mohria hirsuta J.P.Roux
Mohria marginalis (Savigny) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Mohria nudiuscula J.P.Roux, indigenous
Mohria rigida J.P.Roux, indigenous
Mohria saxatilis J.P.Roux, endemic
Mohria vestita Baker, indigenous
Nephrodium antarcticum Baker, indigenous
Nephrodium athamanticum (Kunze) Hook. indigenous
Nephrodium buchananii Baker, indigenous
Nephrodium inaequale (Schltdl.) Hook. indigenous
Nephrodium squamisetum Hook. indigenous
Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott indigenous
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl var. cordifolia indigenous
Nothoperanema squamiseta (Hook.) Ching indigenous
Oleandra distenta Kunze, indigenous
Ophioglossum bergianum Schltdl. endemic
Ophioglossum caroticaule J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Ophioglossum convexum J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Ophioglossum costatum R.Br. indigenous
Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A.Braun, indigenous
Ophioglossum gracile Pocock ex J.E.Burrows, endemic
Ophioglossum gracillimum Welw. ex Hook. & Baker, indigenous
Ophioglossum lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl, indigenous
Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. endemic
Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun, indigenous
Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun var. angustifolium Pocock ex J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun var. polyphyllum, indigenous
Ophioglossum reticulatum L. indigenous
Ophioglossum rubellum Welw. ex A.Braun, indigenous
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. indigenous
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. subsp. africanum Pocock ex J.E.Burrows var. africanum, indigenous
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. subsp. kilimandscharicum (Hieron.) J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Osmunda regalis L. indigenous
Pellaea boivinii Hook. indigenous
Pellaea boivinii Hook. var. boivinii, indigenous
Pellaea calomelanos (Sw.) Link, indigenous
Pellaea calomelanos (Sw.) Link var. calomelanos, indigenous
Pellaea calomelanos (Sw.) Link var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) J.E.Burrows, indigenous
Pellaea dura (Willd.) Hook. indigenous
Pellaea dura (Willd.) Hook. var. dura, indigenous
Pellaea leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker, endemic
Pellaea pectiniformis Baker, indigenous
Pellaea pteroides (L.) Prantl, endemic
Pellaea rufa A.F.Tryon, endemic
Phanerophlebia falcata (L.f.) Copel. indigenous
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J.Sm.
Phymatosorus ensiformis (Thunb.) Pic.Serm.
Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm.
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm.
Pilularia bokkeveldensis N.R.Crouch, endemic
Pilularia dracomontana N.R.Crouch & J.Wesley-Smith, endemic
Pityrogramma argentea (Willd.) Domin, indigenous
Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link var. aureoflava (Hook.) Weath. ex Bailey,
Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C.Chr. cultivated, invasive
Pleopeltis bampsii Pic.Serm.
Pleopeltis excavata (Bory ex Willd.) Sledge
Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf. indigenous
Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G.Andrews & Windham subsp. ecklonii (Kunze) J.P.Roux, indigenous
Pleopeltis schraderi (Mett.) Tardieu, indigenous
Pleopeltis x simiana (Schelpe & N.C.Anthony) N.R.Crouch & Klopper subsp. simiana, indigenous
Pneumatopteris unita (Kunze) Holttum, indigenous
Polyphlebium borbonicum (Bosch) Ebihara & Dubuisson, indigenous
Polypodium aureum L. invasive
Polypodium ensiforme Thunb. endemic
Polypodium falcatum L.f.
Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt subsp. ecklonii (Kunze) Schelpe, indigenous
Polypodium vulgare L. indigenous
Polystichum alticola Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Polystichum dracomontanum Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, near endemic
Polystichum falcatum (L.f.) Diels
Polystichum inaequale (Schltdl.) Keyserl. indigenous
Polystichum incongruum J.P.Roux, endemic
Polystichum luctuosum (Kunze) T.Moore, indigenous
Polystichum macleae (Baker) Diels, indigenous
Polystichum monticola N.C.Anthony & Schelpe, indigenous
Polystichum pungens (Kaulf.) C.Presl, indigenous
Polystichum sinense (Christ) Christ, indigenous
Polystichum transkeiense W.Jacobsen, indigenous
Polystichum transvaalense N.C.Anthony, indigenous
Polystichum wilsonii Christ, indigenous
Polystichum x saltum J.P.Roux, endemic
Pseudocyclosorus pulcher (Bory ex Willd.) Holttum, indigenous
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. indigenous
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn, indigenous
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn subsp. capense (Thunb.) C.Chr. indigenous
Pteris buchananii Baker ex Sim, indigenous
Pteris catoptera Kunze, indigenous
Pteris catoptera Kunze var. horridula Schelpe, indigenous
Pteris cretica L. indigenous
Pteris dentata Forssk. indigenous
Pteris friesii Hieron. indigenous
Pteris tremula R.Br. endemic
Pteris vittata L. indigenous
Ptisana fraxinea (Sm.) Murdock, indigenous
Ptisana fraxinea (Sm.) Murdock var. salicifolia (Schrad.) Murdock, indigenous
Pyrrosia africana (Kunze) F.Ballard, indigenous
Pyrrosia schimperiana (Mett. ex Kuhn) Alston, indigenous
Pyrrosia schimperiana (Mett. ex Kuhn) Alston var. schimperiana, indigenous
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching, indigenous
Salvinia minima Baker, invasiv
Salvinia molesta D.S.Mitch. invasive
Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw. indigenous
Schizaea tenella Kaulf. indigenous
Sphaerocionium aeruginosum (Poir.) Pic.Serm. indigenous
Sphaerocionium capillare (Desv.) Copel. indigenous
Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon, cultivated, invasive
Stegnogramma pozoi (Lag.) K.Iwats. indigenous
Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore, indigenous
Sticherus umbraculiferus (Kunze) Ching, indigenous
Tectaria gemmifera (Fee) Alston, indigenous
Thelypteris altissima (Holttum) Vorster
Thelypteris bergiana (Schltdl.) Ching
Thelypteris chaseana Schelpe
Thelypteris confluens (Thunb.) C.V.Morton, indigenous
Thelypteris dentata (Forssk.) E.P.St.John
Thelypteris gueinziana (Mett.) Schelpe
Thelypteris interrupta (Willd.) K.Iwats
Thelypteris knysnaensis N.C.Anthony & Schelpe
Thelypteris madagascariensis (Fee) Schelpe
Thelypteris oppositiformis (C.Chr.) Ching
Thelypteris pozoi (Lag.) C.V.Morton
Thelypteris pulchra (Bory ex Willd.) Schelpe
Todea barbara (L.) T.Moore, indigenous
Trichomanes borbonicum Bosch
Trichomanes dregei Bosch, indigenous
Trichomanes erosum Willd. var. aerugineum (Bosch) C.Chr. ex Bonap. indigenous
Trichomanes inopinatum (Pic.Serm.) J.E.Burrows
Trichomanes melanotrichum Schltdl.
Trichomanes reptans Sw. indigenous
Vittaria isoetifolia Bory, indigenous
Woodsia angolensis Schelpe, indigenous
Woodsia burgessiana Gerrard ex Hook. & Baker, indigenous
Woodsia montevidensis (Spreng.) Hieron. var. burgessiana (Gerrard ex Hook. & Baker) Schelpe,

References

Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
"Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

Biodiversity of South Africa

National taxon checklists

Plants

Flowering
plants

Acorales
Alismatales
Apiales
- Apiaceae
Aquifoliales
Arecales
Asparagales
- Asphodelaceae
- Hyacinthaceae
- Iridaceae
- Orchidaceae
Asterales
- Asteraceae
Boraginales
Brassicales
Bruniales
Buxales
Canellales
Caryophyllales
- Aizoaceae
Celastrales
Ceratophyllales
Commelinales
Cornales
Crossosomatales
Cucurbitales
Dioscoreales
Dipsacales
Ericales
Escalloniales
Fabales
Fagales
Gentianales
- Apocynaceae
- Rubiaceae
Geraniales
Gunnerales
Huerteales
Icacinales
Lamiales
- Acanthaceae
- Lamiaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
Laurales
Liliales
Magnoliales
Malpighiales
- Euphorbiaceae
Malvales
Myrtales
Nymphaeales
Oxalidales
Pandanales
Piperales
Poales
- Poaceae
Proteales
Ranunculales
Rosales
Santalales
Sapindales
Saxifragales
Solanales
Vahliales
Vitales
Zingiberales
Zygophyllales

Animals

Ascidians
Bryozoans
Comb jellies
Echinoderms
Nematodes
Polychaetes
Marine cnidarians
Marine flatworms
Sponges
Tardigrades

Arthropods

Marine crustaceans
- Sea spiders
Centipedes
Millipedes
Entognatha

Arachnids

Harvestmen
Microwhip scorpions
Pseudoscorpions
Scorpions
Shorttailed whipscorpions
Solifugae
Araneae
Ixodida
Whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions

Insects

Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
Beetles
Booklice, barklice and barkflies
Butterflies and moths
Caddisflies
Cockroaches and termites
Dragonflies and damselflies
Earwigs
Fleas
Flies
Jumping bristletails
Lice
Mantises
Mayflies
Net-winged insects
Notoptera
Orthoptera
Sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants
Scorpionflies
Silverfish and firebrats
Stick and leaf insects
Stoneflies
Strepsiptera
Termites
Thrips
True bugs
Webspinners

Molluscs

Vertebrates

Seaweeds

Fungi

Regional taxon checklists and other minor lists
List of marine invertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay List of marine vertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay List of green seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay List of brown seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay List of red seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay Related: Timber trees of Gauteng

Biodiversity hotspots and Centres of diversity

Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in South Africa

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests	Knysna–Amatole montane forests KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands	Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands Southern Africa bushveld Zambezian and mopane woodlands
Montane grasslands and shrublands	Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests Highveld grasslands Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub	Albany thickets Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld
Deserts and xeric shrublands	Kalahari xeric savanna Nama Karoo Succulent Karoo
Tundra	Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra
Mangroves	Southern Africa mangroves
Marine ecoregions	Agulhas ecoregion Benguela ecoregion Delagoa ecoregion Natal ecoregion Southeast Atlantic ecoregion Southwest Indian ecoregion

Biomes and Vegetation classification

List of vegetation types of South Africa

Savanna	Andesite Mountain Bushveld Aoub Duneveld Barberton Serpentine Sourveld Bhisho Thornveld Cathedral Mopane Bushveld Central Sandy Bushveld Delagoa Lowveld Dwaalboom Thornveld Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld Eastern Valley Bushveld Gabbro Grassy Bushveld Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld Gordonia Duneveld Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld Gordonia Plains Shrubland Granite Lowveld Gravelotte Rocky Bushveld Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld Kathu Bushveld Kimberley Thornveld Koranna-Langeberg Mountain Bushveld Kuruman Mountain Bushveld Kuruman Thornveld Kuruman Vaalbosveld KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld Lebombo Summit Sourveld Legogote Sour Bushveld Limpopo Ridge Bushveld Limpopo Sweet Bushveld Loskop Mountain Bushveld Loskop Thornveld Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld Madikwe Dolomite Bushveld Mafikeng Bushveld Makatini Clay Thicket Makhado Sweet Bushveld Makuleke Sandy Bushveld Malelane Mountain Bushveld Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld Marikana Thornveld Molopo Bushveld Moot Plains Bushveld Mopane Basalt Shrubland Mopane Gabbro Shrubland Musina Mopane Bushveld Ngongoni Veld Norite Koppies Bushveld Northern Lebombo Bushveld Northern Zululand Sourveld Nossob Bushveld Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld Phalaborwa-Timbavati Mopaneveld Pilanesberg Mountain Bushveld Polokwane Plateau Bushveld Postmasburg Thornveld Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld Roodeberg Bushveld Schmidtsdrif Thornveld Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld South Eastern Coastal Thornveld Southern Lebombo Bushveld Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld Springbokvlakte Thornveld Stella Bushveld Swaziland Sour Bushveld Tembe Sandy Bushveld Thukela Thornveld Thukela Valley Bushveld Tsende Mopaneveld Tshokwane-Hlane Basalt Lowveld Tzaneen Sour Bushveld Vaalbos Rocky Shrubland VhaVenda Miombo Waterberg Mountain Bushveld Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld Western Sandy Bushveld Zeerust Thornveld Zululand Coastal Thornveld Zululand Lowveld
Grassland	Aliwal North Dry Grassland Amathole Mistbelt Grassland Amathole Montane Grassland Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland Barberton Montane Grassland Basotho Montane Shrubland Bedford Dry Grassland Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland Bloemfontein Dry Grassland Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland Carletonville Dolomite Grassland Central Free State Grassland Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos East Griqualand Grassland Eastern Free State Clay Grassland Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland Eastern Highveld Grassland Egoli Granite Grassland Frankfort Highveld Grassland Income Sandy Grassland Ithala Quartzite Sourveld KaNgwane Montane Grassland Karoo Escarpment Grassland Klerksdorp Thornveld KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld Leolo Summit Sourveld Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland Low Escarpment Moist Grassland Lydenburg Montane Grassland Lydenburg Thornveld Mabela Sandy Grassland Midlands Mistbelt Grassland Mooi River Highland Grassland Mthatha Moist Grassland Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld Northern Free State Shrubland Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland Northern KwaZulu-Natal Shrubland Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland Queenstown Thornveld Rand Highveld Grassland Sekhukhune Montane Grassland Senqu Montane Shrubland Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld Soweto Highveld Grassland Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland Stormberg Plateau Grassland Strydpoort Summit Sourveld Tarkastad Montane Shrubland Tsakane Clay Grassland Tsomo Grassland uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland Vaal Reefs Dolomite Sinkhole Woodland Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland Vredefort Dome Granite Grassland Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld Western Free State Clay Grassland Western Highveld Sandy Grassland Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland Winburg Grassy Shrubland Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland Woodbush Granite Grassland Xhariep Karroid Grassland Zastron Moist Grassland
Fynbos	Agulhas Limestone Fynbos Agulhas Sand Fynbos Albertinia Sand Fynbos Algoa Sandstone Fynbos Atlantis Sand Fynbos Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Breede Alluvium Fynbos Breede Quartzite Fynbos Breede Sand Fynbos Breede Shale Fynbos Canca Limestone Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation De Hoop Limestone Fynbos Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation Elgin Shale Fynbos Elim Ferricrete Fynbos Garden Route Granite Fynbos Garden Route Shale Fynbos Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos Greyton Shale Fynbos Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos Hopefield Sand Fynbos Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos Kango Conglomerate Fynbos Knysna Sand Fynbos Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos Kouga Sandstone Fynbos Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos Loerie Conglomerate Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos Montagu Shale Fynbos Namaqualand Sand Fynbos North Hex Sandstone Fynbos North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation Olifants Sandstone Fynbos Overberg Sandstone Fynbos Peninsula Granite Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos Potberg Sandstone Fynbos Robertson Granite Fynbos South Hex Sandstone Fynbos South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos Southern Cape Dune Fynbos Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos Suurberg Shale Fynbos Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos Swartberg Shale Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos
Renosterveld	Baviaanskloof Shale Renosterveld Breede Alluvium Renosterveld Breede Shale Renosterveld Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld Central Ruêns Shale Renosterveld Ceres Shale Renosterveld Eastern Ruêns Shale Renosterveld Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld Kango Limestone Renosterveld Langkloof Shale Renosterveld Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld Montagu Shale Renosterveld Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Robertson Granite Renosterveld Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld Ruêns Silcrete Renosterveld Swartberg Shale Renosterveld Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld Uniondale Shale Renosterveld Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld Western Ruêns Shale Renosterveld
Succulent Karoo	Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld Agter-Sederberg Shrubland Anenous Plateau Shrubland Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland Central Knersvlakte Vygieveld Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland Citrusdal Vygieveld Die Plate Succulent Shrubland Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo Eastern Little Karoo Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland Hantam Karoo Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland Klawer Sandy Shrubland Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld Namaqualand Arid Grassland Namaqualand Blomveld Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld Namaqualand Inland Duneveld Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland Namaqualand Shale Shrubland Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland Namaqualand Strandveld Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld Oograbies Plains Sandy Grassland Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland Prince Albert Succulent Karoo Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld Richtersveld Red Duneveld Richtersveld Sandy Coastal Scorpionstailveld Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld Robertson Karoo Roggeveld Karoo Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld Southern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld Steytlerville Karoo Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland Tanqua Karoo Tatasberg Mountain Succulent Shrubland Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld Vyftienmyl se Berge Succulent Shrubland Western Bushmanland Klipveld Western Gwarrieveld Western Little Karoo Willowmore Gwarrieveld
Albany Thicket and Strandveld	Albany Arid Thicket Albany Bontveld Albany Mesic Thicket Albany Valley Thicket Baviaans Valley Thicket Bethelsdorp Bontveld Blombos Strandveld Buffels Mesic Thicket Buffels Valley Thicket Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Crossroads Grassland Thicket Doubledrift Karroid Thicket Eastern Gwarrieveld Elands Forest Thicket Escarpment Arid Thicket Escarpment Mesic Thicket Escarpment Valley Thicket Fish Arid Thicket Fish Mesic Thicket Fish Valley Thicket Gamka Arid Thicket Gamka Valley Thicket Geluk Grassland Thicket Goukamma Dune Thicket Gouritz Valley Thicket Grahamstown Grassland Thicket Grassridge Bontveld Groot Brak Dune Strandveld Hamburg Dune Thicket Hartenbos Dune Thicket Kasouga Dune Thicket Koedoeskloof Karroid Thicket Lambert's Bay Strandveld Langebaan Dune Strandveld Mons Ruber Fynbos Thicket Motherwell Karroid Thicket Nanaga Savanna Thicket Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket Overberg Dune Strandveld Saldanha Flats Strandveld Saldanha Granite Strandveld Saldanha Limestone Strandveld Saltaire Karroid Thicket Sardinia Forest Thicket St Francis Dune Thicket Subtropical Dune Thicket Sundays Arid Thicket Sundays Mesic Thicket Sundays Valley Thicket Thorndale Forest Thicket Umtiza Forest Thicket Vanstadens Forest Thicket Western Gwarrieveld Willowmore Gwarrieveld
Nama Karoo and desert	Albany Broken Veld Blouputs Karroid Thornveld Bushmanland Arid Grassland Bushmanland Basin Shrubland Bushmanland Sandy Grassland Eastern Lower Karoo Eastern Upper Karoo Gamka Karoo Kalahari Karroid Shrubland Lower Gariep Broken Veld Lower Karoo Gwarrieveld Northern Upper Karoo Upper Karoo Hardeveld Western Upper Karoo Alexander Bay Coastal Duneveld Eastern Gariep Plains Desert Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert Helskloof Canyon Desert Kahams Mountain Desert Kwaggarug Mountain Desert Namib Lichen Fields Noms Mountain Desert Northern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert Richtersberg Mountain Desert Richtersveld Sheet Wash Desert Southern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert Western Gariep Hills Desert Western Gariep Lowland Desert Western Gariep Plains Desert
Azonal	Albany Alluvial Vegetation Albany Dune Strandveld Algoa Dune Strandveld Arid Estuarine Salt Marshes Bushmanland Vloere Cape Estuarine Salt Marshes Cape Inland Salt Pans Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetlands Cape Seashore Vegetation Cape Vernal Pools Drakensberg Wetlands Eastern Temperate Freshwater Wetlands Fynbos Riparian Vegetation Highveld Alluvial Vegetation Highveld Salt Pans Lesotho Mires Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation Muscadel Riviere Namaqualand Riviere Namaqualand Salt Pans Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation Namib Seashore Vegetation Southern Kalahari Mekgacha Southern Kalahari Salt Pans Southern Karoo Riviere Subantarctic Kelp Bed Vegetation Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation Subtropical Dune Thicket Subtropical Estuarine Salt Marshes Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands Subtropical Salt Pans Subtropical Seashore Vegetation Tanqua Wash Riviere Upper Gariep Alluvial Vegetation
Forest and Coastal belt	KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Maputaland Coastal Belt Maputaland Wooded Grassland Pondoland-Natal Sandstone Coastal Sourveld Transkei Coastal Belt Ironwood Dry Forest Lowveld Riverine Forest Mangrove Forest Northern Afrotemperate Forest Northern Coastal Forest Northern Mistbelt Forest Sand Forest Scarp Forest Southern Afrotemperate Forest Southern Coastal Forest Southern Mistbelt Forest Swamp Forest
Subantarctic biome	Subantarctic Biotic Herbfield and Grassland Subantarctic Cinder Cone Vegetation Subantarctic Coastal Vegetation Subantarctic Drainage Line Vegetation Subantarctic Fellfield Subantarctic Fernbrake Vegetation Subantarctic Mire Subantarctic Polar Desert
not on VEGMAP	List of forests of South Africa List of forests of the Eastern Cape Forests of KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal Dune Forest KwaZulu-Natal coastal lowland forest List of forests of the Western Cape

Protected areas of South Africa

Index of protected areas of South Africa

South
African
National
Parks

Biosphere
reserves

Marine
protected
areas of
South
Africa

Coastal

Offshore

Management
organisations

Biodiversity research in SA

Research organisations	Animal Demography Unit BirdLife South Africa South African Association for Marine Biological Research South African Environmental Observation Network South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity South African National Biodiversity Institute
Research projects	African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme National Biodiversity Assessment National Vegetation Map Project Reef Atlas Project SeaKeys
Citizen science databases	iNaturalist iSpot Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Virtual Museum
Botanical gardens	Durban Botanic Gardens Free State National Botanical Garden Garden Route Botanical Garden Hantam National Botanical Garden Harold Porter National Botanical Garden Johannesburg Botanical Garden Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden Kwelera National Botanical Garden Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden Lowveld National Botanical Garden Makana Botanical Gardens Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden North-West University Botanical Garden Pretoria National Botanical Garden Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Taxonomists	List of authors of South African botanical taxa List of authors of South African animal taxa

Regional biodiversity	Biodiversity of Cape Town List of nature reserves in Cape Town
Legislation	Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998 National Environmental Management Act, 1998 National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 10 of 2004 National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 24 of 2008 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57 of 2003
Publications	List of field guides to South African biota

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