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Species Cards

Homopus femoralis

The greater padloper tortoise is endemic to South Africa and contributes to ecosystem stability in the Karoo.

Greater Padloper tortoise

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Spheniscus demersus

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is an important indicator of ocean health and marine ecosystem change.

African Penguin

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Melianthus major

This species is not threatened, and its wild population is stable. It contributes to the biodiversity of southern Africa, with nectar-rich flowers that attract birds and bees.

Giant honey flower

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Homopus areolatus

The parrot-beaked tortoise (Homopus areolatus) is a South African endemic that contributes to vegetation dynamics and seed dispersal in the Cape Floristic Region.

Common Padloper

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Diospyros mespiliformis

The jackalberry tree (Diospyros mespiliformis) is an ecologically and culturally important South African species, particularly in the north-eastern provinces.

Jackalberry

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Pringleophaga marioni

Prinigleohaga marioni is endemic to the Prince Edward Islands. This species plays a vital role in the island's nutrient cycling.

Marion flightless moth

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Brunia paleacea

Brunia paleacea belongs to a distinctive lineage once recognised as the separate genus Nebelia.

Spikekol

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Berzelia lanuginosa

Berzelia lanuginosa is one of the most common species in the family Bruniaceae and a characteristic component of wetter fynbos habitats, often forming dense stands in moist environments.

Vlei Kolkol

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Anthia decemguttata

Anthia decemguttata belongs to the family Carabidae, a group of beetles that includes important predators. Carabids are abundant in agricultural fields worldwide and may help control agricultural pests naturally.

Tenspot ground beetle

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Ficus craterostoma

Ficus craterostoma occurs in Afromontane forests and along the South African coast, where it serves as an important year round food source for frugivores.

Strangler fig

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Tulbaghia cominsii

Wild garlic is critically Endangered and possibly extinct in the wild.

Wild garlic

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Stoebe aethiopica

Knoppiesslangbos (Stoebe aethiopica) is the type species of the ecologically significant, Cape-centred genus Stoebe, providing a critical foundation for phylogenetic and systematic studies of the genus and South African daisies more broadly.

Knoppiesslangbos

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