Native Plants of South Africa by Ecoregion

Browse native plants of South Africa by ecoregion. Each ecoregion reflects a distinct native plant community, identified from real-world occurrence data. Choose one below to see its native species.

Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Montane fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Montane fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Succulent Karoo Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Knysna–Amatole montane forests Albany thickets Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Lowland fynbos and renosterveld KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic Albany thickets Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Albany thickets Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Albany thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Succulent Karoo Succulent Karoo Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Montane fynbos and renosterveld Albany thickets Albany thickets Albany thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Knysna–Amatole montane forests Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Nama Karoo Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Drakensberg montane grasslands Southern Africa mangroves Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands Southern Africa mangroves Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Southern Africa mangroves Southern Africa mangroves KwaZulu–Cape coastal forest mosaic Southern Africa mangroves Southern Africa mangroves Maputaland coastal forest mosaic Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets Drakensberg montane grasslands Highveld grasslands Southern Africa bushveld Kalahari acacia–baikiaea woodlands Drakensberg montane grasslands Drakensberg montane grasslands Southern Africa bushveld Zambezian and mopane woodlands Nama Karoo Montane fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld Kalahari xeric savanna Kalahari acacia–baikiaea woodlands

* How these results were determined: ecoregion boundaries come from a global habitat classification developed by conservation scientists at the World Wildlife Fund. Plant occurrence records come from GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility), an international open-data network built largely from citizen and academic scientists who photograph plants in the field and upload the sighting with GPS coordinates through apps like iNaturalist. We cross-reference each plant's occurrence points against the ecoregion boundaries and each species' known native range in this country to flag which matches are best supported by the evidence. You can add further filters to these results such as state, trees, wildflowers, light, or soil type using the search box once you finish clicking through to a listing. Because the ecoregion plant listings depend on citizen-science mobile phone data, they are not fully complete and some ecorgions are skipped due to lack of data.