Plants of the
North Western region
Species and synonyms of the North Western region, version 21.38 (SA Census 3 July 2023)
The North Western region contains 88 families, 371 genera and 1,093 native species with 14,065 images (also images of 75 introduced species).
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Abutilon
10 / 7
Acacia
57 / 49
Acanthospermum
1 / 0
Acetosa
0 / 1
Achyranthes
0 / 1
Acroclinium
0 / 1
Actinobole
1 / 0
Actinocarpus
0 / 1
Adriana
1 / 2
Aenictophyton
1 / 0
  • Aenictophyton anomalum
Aerva
1 / 0
Agrostis
0 / 4
Aizoon
0 / 2
Alectryon
1 / 0
Allocarya
0 / 1
Allocasuarina
2 / 0
Alopecurus
1 / 2
Alternanthera
5 / 4
Althaea
0 / 1
Aluta
2 / 0
Alyogyne
1 / 1
Amaranthus
6 / 3
Ammannia
1 / 2
Amphipogon
1 / 0
Amyema
8 / 10
Androcalva
1 / 0
Andropogon
0 / 8
Anemocarpa
2 / 0
Angianthus
2 / 4
Anguillaria
0 / 1
Anisacantha
0 / 6
Anogramma
1 / 0
Anthericum
0 / 1
Antherostylis
0 / 1
Anthistiria
0 / 4
Anthobolus
1 / 1
Anthocerastes
0 / 1
Anthocercis
0 / 1
Anthotroche
0 / 1
Arabidella
2 / 2
Arctotheca
1 / 0
Arctotis
0 / 2
Arenaria
0 / 2
Argyrocome
0 / 2
Aristida
10 / 11
Arivela
1 / 0
Arthrocnemum
0 / 6
Arthropodium
1 / 0
Arundo
1 / 0
Asclepias
0 / 1
Asplenium
1 / 2
Aster
0 / 7
Astrebla
1 / 0
Atriplex
18 / 19
Babbagia
0 / 2
Babingtonia
0 / 1
Baeckea
0 / 3
Basedowia
1 / 1
Bassia
0 / 40
Bergia
4 / 4
Beyeria
0 / 1
Bidens
2 / 3
Bignonia
0 / 1
Blackiella
0 / 2
Blennodia
1 / 6
Blitum
0 / 1
Boerhavia
5 / 5
Bolboschoenus
1 / 0
Bonamia
1 / 1
Borago
0 / 1
Bossiaea
1 / 0
Bothriochloa
1 / 0
Brachiaria
0 / 5
  • Brachiaria gilesii
  • Brachiaria notochthona
    Urochloa gilesii var. notochthona
  • Brachiaria piligera
    Urochloa piligera
  • Brachiaria praetervisa
  • Brachiaria subquadripara
    Urochloa piligera
Brachychiton
1 / 0
Brachycome
0 / 14
Brachyscome
7 / 1
Brachysema
0 / 1
Bracteantha
0 / 1
Brassica
1 / 0
Breweria
0 / 1
Bromus
1 / 0
Brunonia
1 / 1
Bulbine
2 / 1
Bulbinopsis
0 / 2
Bulbostylis
3 / 1
Caesia
0 / 1
Calamagrostis
0 / 1
Calandrinia
9 / 6
Callitris
2 / 3
Calocephalus
2 / 2
Calogyne
0 / 4
Calostemma
1 / 1
Calotis
8 / 2
Calotropis
1 / 0
Calycopeplus
0 / 2
Calythrix
0 / 1
Calytrix
2 / 3
Camphoromyrtus
0 / 1
Canthium
0 / 4
Capsella
1 / 3
Carpobrotus
0 / 1
Carrichtera
1 / 0
Cassia
0 / 23
Cassinia
1 / 2
Casuarina
1 / 6
Caulinia
0 / 1
Cenchrus
2 / 0
Centaurea
1 / 0
Centaurium
0 / 3
Centipeda
2 / 1
Centrolepis
1 / 0
Cephalipterum
1 / 0
Chamaesyce
0 / 11
Cheilanthes
3 / 3
Cheiroloma
0 / 1
Chenolea
0 / 4
Chenopodiastrum
0 / 1
Chenopodium
8 / 20
Chloanthes
0 / 2
Chloris
2 / 3
Choretrum
1 / 1
Chrysocephalum
3 / 4
Chrysocoryne
0 / 3
Chrysopogon
1 / 1
Chthonocephalus
1 / 0
Cienfuegosia
0 / 1
Citrullus
1 / 0
Claytonia
0 / 1
Cleome
0 / 1
Clianthus
0 / 6
Codonocarpus
1 / 0
Colutea
0 / 1
Comesperma
1 / 0
Commelina
1 / 1
  • Commelina ensifolia ?n
  • Commelina undulata
    Commelina ensifolia
Commersonia
1 / 2
Commicarpus
1 / 1
Convolvulus
3 / 1
Conyza
0 / 2
Corchorus
1 / 1
  • Corchorus sp. A
    Corchorus walcottii
  • Corchorus walcottii
Coreopsis
0 / 1
Corymbia
2 / 1
Corynotheca
2 / 1
Craspedia
0 / 2
Crassula
2 / 2
Cratystylis
1 / 0
Cremnothamnus
1 / 0
Cressa
1 / 1
Critesion
0 / 2
Crossolepis
0 / 1
Crossotoma
0 / 1
Crotalaria
3 / 5
Croton
0 / 1
Cryophytum
0 / 1
Cryptandra
2 / 1
Cryptostemma
0 / 2
Cucumis
3 / 9
Cullen
5 / 0
Cuphonotus
1 / 1
Cuscuta
1 / 1
Cyathopappus
0 / 1
Cyclogyne
0 / 1
Cymbopogon
2 / 2
Cynanchum
2 / 0
Cynodon
1 / 1
Cynoglossospermum
0 / 1
Cynoglossum
1 / 3
Cyperus
17 / 12
Dactylis
0 / 1
Dactyloctenium
1 / 1
Daemia
0 / 1
Damasonium
1 / 1
Dampiera
4 / 0
Danthonia
0 / 2
Darwinia
1 / 0
Datura
1 / 0
Daucus
1 / 3
Daviesia
2 / 1
Dendrophthoe
0 / 1
Dendrophyllanthus
1 / 0
Deyeuxia
0 / 1
Dianella
1 / 1
Dichanthium
2 / 3
Dichoglottis
0 / 2
Dichopogon
0 / 1
Dichromochlamys
1 / 0
Dicrastylis
5 / 14
Didiscus
0 / 3
Didymotheca
0 / 2
  • Didymotheca cupressiformis
    Gyrostemon tepperi
  • Didymotheca tepperi
    Gyrostemon tepperi
Digitaria
3 / 3
Dimorphocoma
1 / 0
Dimorpholepis
0 / 1
Diplachne
1 / 3
Diplatia
0 / 1
Dipteracanthus
1 / 4
Disphyma
1 / 3
Dissocarpus
3 / 1
Distylis
0 / 1
Dodonaea
5 / 4
Dolichos
0 / 1
Dominia
0 / 1
Donia
0 / 2
Drosera
1 / 1
Duboisia
1 / 0
Duma
1 / 0
Duttonia
0 / 1
Echinopsilon
0 / 4
Echinospermum
0 / 1
Echium
1 / 2
Eclipta
1 / 0
  • Eclipta alatocarpa
Elacholoma
1 / 0
Elachopappus
0 / 1
Elachothamnos
0 / 1
Elatine
1 / 1
Eleocharis
2 / 2
Eleusine
0 / 2
Elichrysum
0 / 1
Elytranthe
0 / 2
Elytrophorus
1 / 1
Emex
0 / 1
Eragrostis
23 / 12
Erechtites
0 / 5
Eremophea
1 / 0
Eremophila
39 / 29
Eriachne
4 / 6
Erigeron
1 / 3
Eriochiton
1 / 0
Eriochlamys
1 / 1
Eriostemon
0 / 3
Erodium
3 / 3
Eryngium
1 / 0
Erysimum
0 / 6
Erythraea
0 / 2
Eucalyptus
30 / 63
Eucarya
0 / 2
Euchiton
1 / 0
Eulalia
1 / 1
Euphorbia
15 / 18
Eurybia
0 / 5
Eurybiopsis
0 / 2
Euxolus
0 / 1
Exocarpos
1 / 2
Exocarpus
0 / 2
Eyrea
0 / 1
Festuca
0 / 3
Ficus
1 / 1
Fimbristylis
1 / 3
Frankenia
4 / 15
Freirea
0 / 1
Frenela
0 / 3
Fumaria
1 / 1
Fusanus
0 / 2
Galega
0 / 1
Gasoul
0 / 1
Glinus
2 / 2
Glischrocaryon
1 / 1
Glochidion
0 / 3
Glossocardia
1 / 0
Glossogyne
0 / 2
Glossostigma
2 / 1
Glyceria
0 / 2
Glycine
2 / 4
Gnaphalium
0 / 6
Gnaphalodes
0 / 2
Gnephosis
3 / 7
Gomphrena
2 / 2
  • Gomphrena brachystylis
    Gomphrena lanata
  • Gomphrena brownii
    Gomphrena lanata
  • Gomphrena celosioides ∗
  • Gomphrena lanata
Goniopogon
0 / 1
Goodenia
28 / 23
Gossypium
1 / 3
Grammitis
0 / 3
Grammosolen
1 / 0
Grevillea
8 / 7
Gunnia
0 / 1
Gunniopsis
3 / 1
Gymnogramma
0 / 3
Gymnogramme
0 / 1
Gypsophila
1 / 1
Gyrostemon
2 / 1
Hakea
5 / 12
Halgania
3 / 1
Haloragis
7 / 4
Halosarcia
0 / 8
Halothamnus
0 / 1
Haloxanthium
0 / 1
Hannafordia
1 / 1
Harmsiodoxa
3 / 2
Hedyotis
0 / 2
Heleocharis
0 / 1
Helichrysum
0 / 28
Heliotropium
10 / 5
Helipterum
0 / 26
Hemichroa
1 / 0
Herniaria
1 / 2
Heterodendrum
0 / 3
Heteropogon
1 / 0
Hibbertia
1 / 1
Hibiscus
11 / 6
Holcus
0 / 1
Hordeum
1 / 2
Humea
0 / 1
Hybanthus
0 / 6
Hydrocotyle
1 / 2
Hypaelyptum
0 / 1
Hypericum
1 / 0
Hypertelis
1 / 0
Hysterobaeckea
2 / 0
Ichnanthus
0 / 1
Indigofera
8 / 7
Ionidium
0 / 2
Iresine
0 / 1
Iseilema
3 / 2
Isoetes
1 / 1
Isoetopsis
1 / 0
Isolepis
2 / 0
Isotoma
1 / 0
Isotropis
1 / 0
Ixiochlamys
3 / 0
Ixiolaena
0 / 5
Josephinia
1 / 0
Juncus
1 / 3
Justicia
0 / 1
Kallstroemia
0 / 2
Kennedia
1 / 0
Kennedya
0 / 1
Kentropsis
0 / 3
Kippistia
1 / 0
Kochia
0 / 32
Lachnagrostis
1 / 0
Lactuca
1 / 1
Lamium
1 / 1
Lappula
0 / 1
Laurentia
0 / 1
Lavatera
0 / 5
Lawrencella
1 / 0
Lawrencia
3 / 1
Lechenaultia
2 / 1
Leichardtia
0 / 1
Leichhardtia
1 / 0
Leiocarpa
5 / 0
Lemooria
1 / 0
Lepia
0 / 1
Lepidium
5 / 7
Lepidosperma
1 / 1
Leptochloa
1 / 2
Leptocyamus
0 / 1
Leptorhynchos
1 / 3
Leptosema
1 / 1
Leptospermum
1 / 1
Leschenaultia
0 / 2
Leucochrysum
1 / 1
Limnophila
0 / 1
Limosella
1 / 1
Lipocarpha
0 / 1
Litocarpus
0 / 1
Lobelia
1 / 1
Logania
0 / 1
  • Logania centralis
    Orianthera centralis
Lomandra
1 / 0
Loranthus
0 / 25
Lotus
1 / 7
Loudonia
0 / 2
Luzula
1 / 2
Lycium
1 / 0
Lysiana
2 / 1
Lysiandra
1 / 0
Lythrum
2 / 0
Maccoya
0 / 1
Maidenia
0 / 2
Maireana
26 / 1
Malva
2 / 8
Malvastrum
1 / 1
Mariscus
0 / 1
Marsdenia
0 / 2
Marsilea
2 / 1
Melaleuca
8 / 8
Melhania
1 / 1
Melinis
1 / 0
Melothria
0 / 1
Menkea
5 / 3
Merkusia
0 / 1
Mesembryanthemum
1 / 4
Microcorys
1 / 1
  • Microcorys macrediana
    Microcorys macredieana
  • Microcorys macredieana
Micromyrtus
2 / 1
Mida
0 / 2
Millotia
4 / 2
  • Millotia greevesii ssp. helmsii
  • Millotia greevesii var. helmsii
    Millotia greevesii ssp. helmsii
  • Millotia incurva
  • Millotia kempei var. helmsii
    Millotia greevesii ssp. helmsii
  • Millotia muelleri
  • Millotia perpusilla
Minuria
5 / 6
Mollugo
0 / 5
Momordica
1 / 0
  • Momordica balsamina
Monachather
1 / 0
Monenteles
0 / 3
Monoploca
0 / 1
Monotaxis
1 / 0
Morgania
0 / 3
Muehlenbeckia
0 / 2
Muelleranthus
1 / 0
Mukia
0 / 1
Murchisonia
0 / 1
Myoporum
2 / 6
Myosurus
1 / 2
Myriocephalus
2 / 2
Myriophyllum
1 / 1
Nasturtium
0 / 1
Nematopus
0 / 1
Neobassia
1 / 0
Neogunnia
0 / 1
Neurachne
2 / 5
Newcastelia
3 / 6
Nothochlaena
0 / 1
Notholaena
0 / 2
Oldenlandia
0 / 1
Olearia
7 / 2
Omphalolappula
1 / 0
Opercularia
0 / 1
Ophioglossum
2 / 2
Opuntia
1 / 1
  • Opuntia elata ∗
  • Opuntia paraguayensis
    Opuntia elata
Orianthera
1 / 0
  • Orianthera centralis
Othonna
0 / 1
Ozothamnus
0 / 1
Pachycornia
0 / 3
Pachysurus
0 / 1
Pandorea
1 / 2
Panicum
3 / 26
Papaver
1 / 0
Pappophorum
0 / 8
Paraceterach
1 / 0
Paractaenum
2 / 0
Parakeelya
0 / 9
Paraneurachne
1 / 0
Parietaria
3 / 1
Paspalidium
0 / 7
Pennisetum
0 / 3
Pentatropis
0 / 4
Peplidium
3 / 8
Perotis
1 / 0
Petalogyne
0 / 1
Petalostyles
0 / 1
Petalostylis
1 / 2
Pharnaceum
0 / 1
Philotheca
1 / 0
Phlegmatospermum
0 / 2
Pholidia
0 / 3
Phyllanthus
0 / 9
Pigea
2 / 0
Pilostigma
0 / 1
Pimelea
5 / 4
Pisum
1 / 0
Pittosporum
1 / 9
Pityrodia
1 / 0
Plagianthus
0 / 6
Plagiobothrys
1 / 0
Plagiosetum
0 / 1
Plantago
3 / 1
Plectrachne
0 / 3
Plectranthus
1 / 1
Plectronia
0 / 2
Pleurosorus
0 / 3
Pluchea
3 / 7
Poa
0 / 8
Podocoma
0 / 2
Podolepis
3 / 5
Pogonetes
0 / 1
Polanisia
0 / 1
Pollichia
0 / 1
Pollinia
0 / 1
Polycalymma
1 / 0
Polycarpaea
1 / 1
Polycnemum
0 / 1
Polygala
1 / 2
Polygonum
1 / 1
Polypodium
0 / 1
Polypogon
1 / 0
Pomax
1 / 2
Poranthera
1 / 0
Portulaca
2 / 1
Prostanthera
5 / 5
Pseudognaphalium
1 / 0
Psilocaulon
0 / 1
Psoralea
0 / 7
Psydrax
3 / 0
Pterigeron
0 / 3
Pterocaulon
2 / 3
Pteropogon
0 / 3
Ptilotus
17 / 25
Ptychosema
0 / 2
Pycnosorus
1 / 0
Racosperma
0 / 19
Radyera
1 / 0
Ranunculus
3 / 3
Rhagodia
5 / 6
Rhodanthe
13 / 0
Rhyncharrhena
0 / 3
Rhynchelytrum
0 / 1
Rhynchosia
2 / 0
Ricinus
1 / 0
Rikliella
0 / 1
Ruellia
0 / 2
Rulingia
0 / 3
Rumex
3 / 2
Ruppia
1 / 1
  • Ruppia maritima
  • Ruppia rostellata
    Ruppia maritima
Rutidosis
1 / 0
Saccharum
0 / 2
Salicornia
0 / 5
Salsola
1 / 10
Salvia
1 / 1
Samolus
1 / 1
  • Samolus eremaeus
  • Samolus valerandi
    Samolus eremaeus
Santalum
3 / 3
Saponaria
0 / 3
  • Saponaria hispanica
    Vaccaria hispanica
  • Saponaria segetalis
    Vaccaria hispanica
  • Saponaria vaccaria
    Vaccaria hispanica
Sarcostemma
0 / 2
Sarcozona
1 / 1
Sauropus
0 / 3
Scaevola
8 / 9
Scandix
0 / 1
Schenkia
1 / 0
Schismus
2 / 2
Schoenia
3 / 0
Schoenoplectiella
2 / 0
Schoenoplectus
0 / 3
Scirpus
0 / 13
Sclerochlamys
0 / 1
Sclerolaena
28 / 8
Sclerostegia
0 / 2
Scyphocoronis
0 / 1
  • Scyphocoronis incurva
    Millotia incurva
Selenothamnus
0 / 1
Senecio
7 / 4
Senna
16 / 14
Senniella
0 / 4
Seringia
1 / 0
Serrafalcus
0 / 1
Sesuvium
0 / 1
Setaria
8 / 2
Sida
24 / 27
Sida sp. golden calyces (H.N.Foo
0 / 1
  • Sida sp. golden calyces (H.N.Foo R.M.Barker
    Sida sp. golden calyces (H.N.Foote 32)
Siemssenia
1 / 0
Sigesbeckia
1 / 2
Siloxerus
0 / 2
Sisymbrium
2 / 6
Skirrophorus
0 / 1
Solanum
15 / 6
Sonchus
2 / 2
Sorghum
2 / 0
Spartothamnella
0 / 1
Spartothamnus
0 / 1
Spergularia
2 / 1
Sporobolus
3 / 1
Stackhousia
3 / 3
Steiroglossa
0 / 1
Stemodia
2 / 2
Stenochilus
0 / 7
Stenopetalum
6 / 4
Stenophyllus
0 / 1
Stera
0 / 1
Sterculia
0 / 1
Stipa
0 / 17
Streptoglossa
2 / 0
Sturtia
0 / 1
Stylidium
1 / 0
Styloncerus
0 / 2
Swainsona
18 / 19
Tagetes
1 / 0
Talinum
0 / 1
Tamarix
1 / 0
Themeda
2 / 1
Therogeron
0 / 3
Thlaspi
0 / 2
Threlkeldia
1 / 2
Thryptomene
4 / 4
Thuja
0 / 1
Thyridolepis
3 / 0
Thysanotus
2 / 1
Tietkensia
1 / 0
Tillaea
0 / 2
Toxanthes
0 / 3
Trachycaryon
0 / 1
Trachymene
3 / 0
Tragus
1 / 2
Trianthema
1 / 0
Tribulus
6 / 2
Trichanthodium
1 / 0
Trichinium
0 / 30
Trichinum
0 / 1
Trichodesma
1 / 4
Triglochin
3 / 15
Trigonella
1 / 0
Triodia
8 / 5
Tripogon
0 / 1
Tripogonella
1 / 0
Triptilodiscus
1 / 0
Triraphis
1 / 1
Typha
1 / 4
Uldinia
0 / 2
Uranthoecium
1 / 0
Urochloa
5 / 2
Urostigma
0 / 2
Urtica
1 / 0
Vaccaria
1 / 3
  • Vaccaria hispanica ∗
  • Vaccaria parviflora
    Vaccaria hispanica
  • Vaccaria pyramidata
    Vaccaria hispanica
  • Vaccaria segetalis
    Vaccaria hispanica
Vella
0 / 1
Velleia
0 / 5
Verbena
1 / 0
Vicia
1 / 1
Vilfa
0 / 1
Vincetoxicum
1 / 0
Vittadinia
6 / 7
Wahlenbergia
5 / 3
Waitzia
2 / 3
Wedelia
0 / 2
Westringia
1 / 1
Willdampia
0 / 1
Wurmbea
2 / 1
Xanthorrhoea
1 / 0
Xeranthemum
0 / 1
Xerochrysum
2 / 0
Xylophyllos
0 / 1
Xyridanthe
0 / 1
Zinnia
0 / 1
Zygophyllum
0 / 27