List of fungi of South Africa – G

The Fungi recorded from South Africa - Taxa starting with G

This is an alphabetical list of fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa. Currently accepted names have been appended.

Ga

Genus: Galera (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871

  • Galera eatoni (Berk.) Sacc[1]
  • Galera hypnorum (Batsch) Quél. 1872[1]
  • Galera lateritia Quel. (sic)[1] possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871
  • Galera peroxydata (Berk.) Sacc. 1887,[1] accepted as Conocybe peroxydata (Berk.) D.A. Reid, (1975)
  • Galera pygmaeo-affinis (Fr.) Quél. 1872,[1] accepted as Conocybe pygmaeoaffinis (Fr.) Kühner, (1935)
  • Galera spartea Quel. (sic)[1] possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871, accepted as Conocybe spartea (Fr.) Konrad & Maubl., (1949) [1948]
  • Galera sphagnorum Karst. (sic)[1] possibly (Pers.) Sacc. 1887, accepted as Galerina sphagnorum (Pers.) Kühner, (1935)
  • Galera tenera Quel. (sic)[1] possibly (Schaeff.) P. Kumm. 187,1 accepted as Conocybe tenera (Schaeff.) Kühner, (1935)
  • Galera tenera var. siliginea Quel. (sic)[1] possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871, accepted as Conocybe siliginea (Fr.) Kühner, (1935)

Genus: Ganoderma P. Karst. 1881

  • Ganoderma africanum (Lloyd) Doidge 1950[1]
  • Ganoderma alluaudi Pat. & Har. 1906[1]
  • Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat. 1887[1]
  • Ganoderma applanatum var. laccatum (Sacc.) Rea 1922[1] accepted as Ganoderma pfeifferi Bres., (1889)
  • Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat. 1889[1]
  • Ganoderma chilense (Fr.) Pat. 1889[1]
  • Ganoderma colossus Bres.(sic) [as colossum][1] possibly (Fr.) C.F. Baker 1920
  • Ganoderma curtisii (Berk.) Murrill 1908[1]
  • Ganoderma emini Henn. 1893[1] accepted as Humphreya eminii (Henn.) Ryvarden, (1980)
  • Ganoderma fulvellum Bres. 1889[1] accepted as Fomes fulvellus (Bres.) Sacc., (1891)
  • Ganoderma lobatum Atk. (sic)[1] possibly Bres. 1889, accepted as Fomes fulvellus (Bres.) Sacc., (1891)
  • Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. 1881[1]
  • Ganoderma mastoporum (Lév.) Pat. 1889[1] accepted as Ganoderma orbiforme (Fr.) Ryvarden [as orbiformum], (2000)
  • Ganoderma mollicarnosum (Lloyd) Sacc. & Trotter 1925[1] accepted as Navisporus floccosus (Bres.) Ryvarden [as floccosa], (1980)
  • Ganoderma obockense Pat. (1887) [as obockense][1]
  • Ganoderma oerstedii Bres. (sic)[1] possibly (Fr.) Torrend 1902
  • Ganoderma oroflavum (Lloyd) C.J. Humphrey 1931[1] accepted as Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat., (1889)
  • Ganoderma resinaceum Boud. 1889[1]
  • Ganoderma rugosum Bres. (sic)[1] possibly (Blume & T. Nees) Pat. 1889, or Ganoderma rugosum var. nigrozonatum Bres. 1915, both accepted as Sanguinoderma rugosum (Blume & T. Nees) Y.F. Sun, D.H. Costa & B.K. Cui, (2020)

Genus: Gassicurtia Fée 1825

  • Gassicurtia silacea Fée 1834 [as Gassicourtia silicea][1] accepted as Coniothecium silaceum (Fée) Keissl., (1930)

Family: Gasteromyceteae[1]*

Ge

Genus: Geaster P. Micheli 1729 accepted as Geastrum Pers., (1794)

  • Geaster affinis Colenso.[2] accepted as Geastrum affine Colenso (1884) [1883]
  • Geaster calceus Lloyd.[2] accepted as Geastrum calceum Lloyd (1907)
  • Geaster capensis Thuem.[2] accepted as Geastrum capense Thüm. (1877)
  • Geaster coliformis Dicks.[2] accepted as Geastrum coliforme (Dicks.) Pers. (1801)
  • Geaster coriaceus Colenso.[2] accepted as Geastrum coriaceum Colenso (1890) [1889]
  • Geaster coronatus Schroet.[2] accepted as Geastrum coronatum Schaeff. ex J. Schröt. (1889)
  • Geaster drummondii Berk.[2] accepted as Geastrum drummondii Berk. 1845
  • Geaster fenestratum Fisch. (sic)[2] probably accepted as Geastrum fenestratum (Batsch) Lloyd 1901
  • Geaster granulosus Fuck.[2] accepted as Geastrum granulosum Fuckel 1860
  • Geaster macowani Kalchbr.[2] accepted as Geastrum macowanii Kalchbr. 1882
  • Geaster minimus Fisch.[2]*
  • Geaster plicatus Berk.[2]*
  • Geaster schmidelii Vit.[2] accepted as Geastrum schmidelii Vittad. 1842
  • Geaster schweinfurthii P.Henn.[2] accepted as Geastrum schweinfurthii Henn. 1891
  • Geaster striatulus Kalchbr.[2] accepted as Geastrum striatulum Kalchbr. 1880

Genus: Geasteropsis Hollós 1903 accepted as Geastrum Pers., (1794)

  • Geasteropsis conrathii Hollós 1903 [as conrathi][2] accepted as Geastrum conrathii (Hollós) P. Ponce de León, (1968)

Family: Geastreae[2]

Genus: Geastrum Pers. 1794

  • Geastrum ambiguum Mont. 1837[2]
  • Geastrum arenarium Lloyd 1907[2]
  • Geastrum bryantii Berk. 1860[2] accepted as Geastrum striatum DC. [as Geaster], (1805)
  • Geastrum campestre Morgan 1887[2]
  • Geastrum conrathii (Hollós) P. Ponce de León, (1968) recorded as Geasteropsis conrathii Hollós 1903 [as conrathi][2]
  • Geastrum corollinum (Batsch) Hollós, (1904) reported as Geastrum mammosum Chevall. 1826[2]
  • Geastrum dissimile Bottomley 1948.[2]
  • Geastrum fimbriatum Fr. 1829[2]
  • Geastrum floriforme Vittad. 1842[2]
  • Geastrum fornicatum Fr. (sic)[2] possibly (Huds.) Hook. 1821
  • Geastrum hieronymi Henn. 1897[2]
  • Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. 1801[2] accepted as Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, (1889)
  • Geastrum limbatum Fr. 1829[2]
  • Geastrum limbatum var. ellipsostoma N.J.G.[2]*
  • Geastrum macowani Kalchbr. 1882.[2]
  • Geastrum mammosum Chevall. 1826[2] accepted as Geastrum corollinum (Batsch) Hollós, (1904)
  • Geastrum minimum Schwein. 1822[2]
  • Geastrum mirabile Mont. 1855[2]
  • Geastrum nanum Pers. 1809[2] accepted as Geastrum striatum DC. [as Geaster], (1805)
  • Geastrum pazschkeanum Henn. 1900[2]
  • Geastrum pectinatum Pers. 1801[2]
  • Geastrum quadrifidum Pers. 1794[2]
  • Geastrum saccatum Fr. 1829[2]
  • Geastrum triplex Jungh. 1840[2]
  • Geastrum velutinum Morgan 1895[2]

Family: Geoglossaceae[2] Corda 1838

Genus: Geopyxis (Pers.) Sacc. 1889

  • Geopyxis aluticolor (Berk.) Sacc. 1889[2]
  • Geopyxis ammophila Dur. & Mont. (sic)[2] possibly Sacc. 1889, accepted as Peziza ammophila Durieu & Lév., (1848)
  • Geopyxis cupularis (L.) Sacc. 1889[2] accepted as Tarzetta cupularis (L.) Lambotte, (1887)

Genus: Geotrichum Link 1809

  • Geotrichum rugosum (Castell.) C.W. Dodge 1935[2]
  • Geotrichum sp.[2]

Gi

Genus: Gibellula Cavara 1894

  • Gibellula aranearum P. Syd. 1922[2]
  • Gibellula haygarthii Van der Byl 1922[2]

Genus: Gibbera Fr. 1825

  • Gibbera engleriana (Henn.) Van der Byl 1928[2]
  • Gibbera tinctoria Massee 1911[2]

Genus: Gibberella Sacc. 1877 accepted as Fusarium Link, (1809)

Gl

Genus: Gliocladium Corda 1840, accepted as Sphaerostilbella (Henn.) Sacc. & D. Sacc., (1905)

  • Gliocladium deliquescens Sopp 1912[2] accepted as Trichoderma deliquescens (Sopp) Jaklitsch, (2011)
  • Gliocladium penicillioides Corda 1840 [as penicilloides][2] accepted as Sphaerostilbella penicillioides (Corda) Rossman, L. Lombard & Crous, (2015)
  • Gliocladium roseum Bainier 1907[2] accepted as Clonostachys rosea (Link) Schroers, Samuels, Seifert & W. Gams, (1999)

Genus: Gloeodes Colby 1920

Genus: Gloeoporus Mont. 1842

  • Gloeoporus conchoides Mont. 1842[2] accepted as Gloeoporus thelephoroides (Hook.) G. Cunn., (1965)
  • Gloeoporus dichrous (Fr.) Bres. 1912[2] accepted as Vitreoporus dichrous (Fr.) Zmitr., (2018)
  • Gloeoporus thelephoroides (Hook.) G. Cunn., (1965) reported as Gloeoporus conchoides Mont. 1842[2]

Genus: Gloeosoma Bres. 1920, accepted as Aleurodiscus Rabenh. ex J. Schröt., (1888)

  • Gloeosoma capensis (Lloyd) Lloyd 1920,[2] accepted as Aleurocystis capensis (Lloyd) Lloyd, (1920)

Genus: Gloeosporium Desm. & Mont. 1849, accepted as Diplocarpon F.A. Wolf, (1912)

  • Gloeosporium affineSacc. 1878[2]
  • Gloeosporium ampelophagum de Bary (sic)[2] possibly (Pass.) Sacc. 1878, accepted as Elsinoe ampelina Shear, (1929)
  • Gloeosporium amygdalinum Brizi (sic)[2] possibly (Pass.) Sacc. 1878, accepted as Elsinoe ampelina Shear, (1929)
  • Gloeosporium cocophilum Wakef. 1913[2] accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884)
  • Gloeosporium crocatum Sacc. 1891[2]
  • Gloeosporium epicarpi Thüm. 1877[2]
  • Gloeosporium fructigenum Berk. 1856[2] accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884)
  • Gloeosporium cydoniae Mont. 1851[2]
  • Gloeosporium helichrysi G. Winter 1885[2] accepted as Colletotrichum helichrysi (G. Winter) Arx, (1957)
  • Gloeosporium lagenaria (Pass.) Sacc. & Roum. [as lagenarium], (1880)[2] accepted as Gloeosporium orbiculare (Berk.) Berk., (1876)
  • Gloeosporium limetticola R.E. Clausen 1912, [as 'limetticolum'][2] accepted as Colletotrichum limetticola (R.E. Clausen) Damm, P.F. Cannon & Crous [as 'limetticolum'], (2012)
  • Gloeosporium mangiferae Henn. 1898[2] accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958)
  • Gloeosporium musarum Cooke & Massee 1887[2]
  • Gloeosporium myricae Dippen. 1931[2]
  • Gloeosporium olivarum J.V. Almeida 1899[2] accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958)
  • Gloeosporium papayae Henn. 1895[2]
  • Gloeosporium passiflorae Speg. 1898[2] accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958)
  • Gloeosporium psidii Delacr. 1903[2] accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958)
  • Gloeosporium ptychospermatis Henn. 1902[2] accepted as Phlyctema ptychospermatis (Henn.) Arx, (1957)
  • Gloeosporium sansevieriae Verwoerd & du Plessis 1931[2]
  • Gloeosporium sclerocaryae Pole Evans[2]*
  • Gloeosporium venetum Speg. 1879[2]
  • Gloeosporium violae Berk. & Br. (sic)[2] possibly Pass. 1849, accepted as Marssonina violae (Pass.) Magnus, (1906)
  • Gloeosporium sp.[2]

Genus: Glomerella Spauld. & H. Schrenk 1903, accepted as Colletotrichum Corda, (1831)

Genus: Gloniella Sacc. 1883

  • Gloniella multiseptata Doidge 1920[2] accepted as Gloniella natalensis Doidge, (1941)
  • Gloniella natalensis Doidge, 1941[2]

Genus: Glyphis Ach. 1814 (Lichens)

Gn

Genus: Gnomonia Ces. & De Not. 1863

Family: Gnomoniaceae[2] G. Winter 1886

Go

Genus: Gomphinaria Preuss 1851, accepted as Ramularia Unger, (1833)

  • Gomphinaria pedrosoi (Brumpt) C.W. Dodge 1935[2] accepted as Fonsecaea pedrosoi (Brumpt) Negroni, (1936)

Genus: Gorgoniceps (P. Karst.) P. Karst. 1871

  • Gorgoniceps kuitoensis Henn. 1903[2]

Gr

Genus: Grammothele Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868

  • Grammothele mappa Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868[2] accepted as Grammothele lineata Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1868)

Genus: Grandinia Fr. 1838 accepted as Hyphodontia J. Erikss., (1958)

  • Grandinia bicolor P.H.B. Talbot 1948[2] accepted as Dendrodontia bicolor (P.H.B. Talbot) Hjortstam & Ryvarden, (1980)
  • Grandinia rosea Henn. 1905[2] accepted as Roseograndinia rosea (Henn.) Hjortstam & Ryvarden, (2005)

Genus: Graphina Müll. Arg. 1880

  • Graphina acharii (Fée) Müll. Arg. 1887[2] accepted as Allographa acharii (Fée) Lücking & Kalb, (2018)
  • Graphina analoga (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1927[2]
  • Graphina atrofusca Müll. Arg. 1887[2] accepted as Glyphis atrofusca (Müll. Arg.) Lücking, (2009)
  • Graphina bylii (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932[2]
  • Graphina bylii var. lividula (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932[2]
  • Graphina obtrita (Fée) Müll. Arg. 1887[2]
  • Graphina pergracilis Zahlbr. 1932[2]
  • Graphina platycarpa (Eschw.) Zahlbr. 1902[2]
  • Graphina polycarpa Müll. Arg. 1887[2]
  • Graphina sophistica (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1880[2]

Family: Graphiolaceae[2] Clem. & Shear 1931

Genus: Graphiola Poit. 1824

Family: Graphidaceae[2] Dumort. 1822 (Lichens)

Genus: Graphis Adans. 1763 (Lichens)

  • Graphis acharii Fée 1825[2] accepted as Allographa acharii (Fée) Lücking & Kalb, (2018)
  • Graphis analoga Nyl. 1859[2]
  • Graphis analoga f. tetraspora Stizenb.[2]*
  • Graphis atrofusca (Müll. Arg.) Stizenb. 1891[2]
  • Graphis bylii Vain. 1926[2]
  • Graphis bylii var. lividula Vain. 1926[2]
  • Graphis caesiopruinosa (Fée) Kremp. 1875[2] accepted as Phaeographina caesiopruinosa (Fée) Müll. Arg., (1887)
  • Graphis cicatricosa (Ach.) Vain. 1890[2] accepted as Glyphis cicatricosa Ach., (1814)
  • Graphis cicatricosa var. confluens (Zenker) Vain. 1890[2] accepted as Glyphis cicatricosa Ach., (1814)
  • Graphis cicatricosa var. simplicior Vain. 1890[3]
  • Graphis denudans Vain. 1926[3]
  • Graphis devestiens Nyl. 1891[3]
  • Graphis diaphoroides Müll. Arg. 1886[3]
  • Graphis intertexta Nyl. (sic)[3] possibly Müll. Arg. 1895
  • Graphis intricata Fée 1825[3]
  • Graphis inusta var. emergens Vain. ex Van der Byl 1931[3]
  • Graphis mesographa Nyl. 1863[3]
  • Graphis polycarpa (Müll. Arg.) Stizenb. 1891[3]
  • Graphis scripta (L.) Ach. 1809[3]
  • Graphis sophistica Nyl. 1863[3]
  • Graphis striatula (Ach.) Spreng. 1827[3] accepted as Allographa striatula (Ach.) Lücking & Kalb, (2018)
  • Graphis subfarinacea Nyl. 1891[3]
  • Graphis subolivacea Zahlbr. 1926[3]

Gu

Genus: Guepinia Fr. 1825

  • Guepinia agariciformis Lloyd 1923[3] accepted as Dacryopinax spathularia (Schwein.) G.W. Martin, (1948)
  • Guepinia fissa Berk. 1843[3]
  • Guepinia flabellata Cooke 1884[3] accepted as Inflatostereum glabrum (Pat.) D.A. Reid, (1965)
  • Guepinia palmiceps Berk. 1843[3]
  • Guepinia petaloides Kalchbr. 1882[3]
  • Guepinia sparassoides Kalchbr. 1882[3]
  • Guepinia spathularia (Schwein.) Fr. 1828[3] accepted as Dacryopinax spathularia (Schwein.) G.W. Martin, (1948)
  • Guepinia spathularia f. lata Lloyd.[3]*

Genus: Guignardia Viala & Ravaz 1892, accepted as Phyllosticta Pers., (1818)

Gy

Genus: Gyalecta Ach. 1808

  • Gyalecta thunbergiana Ach. 1810[3] accepted as Diploschistes thunbergianus (Ach.) Lumbsch & Vězda, (1993)

Family: Gyalectaceae Stizenb. 1862

Order: Gymnoascales G. Winter 1884

Family: Gymnoascaceae Imperfectae

Family: Gymnocarpeae

Genus: Gymnoglossum Massee 1891

  • Gymnoglossum radiatum (Lloyd) Bottomley 1948[3] accepted as Aroramyces radiatus (Lloyd) Castellano, Verbeken & Walleyn, (2000)

Genus: Gyrodon Opat. 1836

  • Gyrodon capensis Sacc. 1896[3]

Family: Gyrophoraceae Zenker 1827

Genus: Gyrophragmium Mont. 1843

Genus: Gyrostomum Fr. 1825, accepted as Glyphis Ach., (1814) (Lichens)

  • Gyrostomum scyphuliferum (Ach.) Nyl. 1862[3] accepted as Glyphis scyphulifera (Ach.) Staiger, (2002)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Doidge 1950, p. 1051.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec Doidge 1950, p. 1052.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Doidge 1950, p. 1053.

Sources

  • Doidge, Ethel (1950). "Titles of Works, not included in the General bibliography, and Index to Fungi and Lichens". Bothalia. 5 (1). Bothalia [Online]: 1030–1094. doi:10.4102/abc.v5i1.1880. Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via journals.abcjournal.aosis.co.za.

Further reading

  • Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary; Goldman, Gary; Jacobs, Adriaana; Ndiritu, George Gatere; Gryzenhout, Marieka (2 May 2020). "A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa". MycoKeys (63): 1–48. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7015970. PMID 32089638.
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  • Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld
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  • 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
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