List of fungi of South Africa – D

Last updated June 02, 2023

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

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Genus: Dacryomitra

Dacryomitra dubia Llovd.^[1]

Genus: Dacryomyces

Dacryomyces australis Lloyd.^[1]
Dacryomyces deliquescens Duby.^[1]
Dacryomyces digressus Lloyd.^[1]
Dacryomyces tortus Fr.^[1]

Genus: Dactylina (Lichens)

Dactylina mollusca Tuck. ^[1]

Genus: Daedalea

Daedalea biennis Fr.^[1]
Daedalea dregeana Mont.^[1]
Daedalea eatoni Berk.^[1]
Daedalea fuscospora Lloyd.^[1]
Daedalea hobbsii v.d.Byl.^[1]
Daedalea ligneotexta v.d.Byl.^[1]
Daedalea macowani Kalchbr. ex Thuem.^[1]
Daedalea ochracea Kalchbr. ex Thuem.^[1]
Daedalea quercina Fr.^[1]
Daedalea rhodesica v.d. Byl.^[1]
Daedalea stereoides Fr.^[1]
Daedalea unicolor Fr.^[1]

Genus: Daldinia

Daldinia bakeri Lloyd.^[1]
Daldinia concentrica Ces. & De Not.^[1]
Daldinia concentrica var. eschscholzii Ehrenb. ex Fr.^[1]
Daldinia eschscholzii Rehm.^[1]

Genus: Darluca

Darluca filum Cast.^[1]
Darluca vagans Cast. ^[1]

Genus: Dasyscypha

Dasyscypha calyculaeformis Rehm.^[1]
Dasyscypha lachnoderma Rehm.^[1]

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Genus: Deconica

Deconica atro-rufa Sacc.^[1]

Genus: Delitschia

Delitschia bisporula Hans.^[1]
Delitschia sp. ^[1]

Family: Dematiaceae

Genus: Dendroecia

Dendroecia evansii Syd.^[1]

Genus: Dendrogaster

Dendrogaster radiatus Zeller & Dodge^[1]

Genus: Dendryphium

Dendryphium macowanianum Thuem.^[1]

Genus: Depazea

Depazea briddleyae Thuem.^[1]
Depazea nesodes Thuem.^[1]

Genus: Dermatea

Dermatea pelidna Kalchbr. & Cooke^[1]
Dermatea rufa Cooke^[1]

Family: Dermateaceae ^[1]

Genus: Dermatina

Dermatina pyrenocarpa Zahlbr.^[1]

Genus: Dermatiscum (Lichens)

Dermatiscum thunbergii Nyl^[1]
Dermatiscum viride Zahlbr.^[1]

Family: Dermatocarpaceae

Genus: Dermatocarpon (Lichens)

Dermatocarpon deserti Zahlbr.^[1]
Dermatocarpon finckei Zahlbr.^[1]
Dermatocarpon hepaticum Th.Fr.^[1]
Dermatocarpon peltatum Zahlbr.^[1]

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Genus: Diacham

Diacham elegans Fr.^[1]

Genus: Diachaea

Diachaea leucopoda Rost.^[1]

Genus: Diachora

Diachora lessertiae Petrak.^[1]

Genus: Diathrypton

Diathrypton radians Syd.^[1]

Genus: Diaporthe

Diaporthe citri Wolf.^[1]
Diaporthe pemiciosa E.Marchal.^[1]

Family: Diaportheae

Genus: Diatrype

Diatrype auristroma Doidge^[1]
Diatrype bona-spei Berl.^[1]
Diatrype caminata Kalchbr. & Cooke^[1]
Diatrype capensis Kalchbr. & Cooke^[1]
Diatrype caulina Syd.^[1]
Diatrype conferta Doidge^[1]
Diatrype congesta Kalchbr. & Cooke^[1]
Diatrype dovyalidis Doidge^[1]
Diatrype durieui Mont.^[1]
Diatrype leonotidis Doidge^[1]
Diatrype macowaniana Thuem.^[1]
Diatrype xumenensis Doidge^[1]

Genus: Diatrypella

Diatrypella agaves Syd.^[1]
Diatrypella morganae Doidge^[1]
Diatrypella natalensis Doidge^[1]
Diatrypella oligostroma Syd.^[1]
Diatrypella pretoriensis Doidge^[1]

Genus: Dicaeoma ^[2]

Dicaeoma arundinellae Syd.^[2]
Dicaeoma rottboelliae Syd.^[2]

Genus: Dichlamys

Dichlamys trollipi Syd.^[2]

Genus: Dichodium

Dichodium byrsinum Nyl.^[2]
Dichodium subluridum Nyl.^[2]

Genus: Dictothrix

Dictothrix erysiphina Theiss.^[2]

Genus: Dictyocephalos

Dictyocephalos attenuatus Long & Plunkett.^[2]

Genus: Dictyochorella

Dictyochorella andropogonis Doidge^[2]

Genus: Dictyophora

Dictyophora indusiata Desv.^[2]
Dictyophora phalloidea Desv.^[2]

Genus: Diderma (Slime moulds)

Diderma effusum Morg.^[2]
Diderma hemisphericum Homem.^[2]
Diderma subdictyospermum Lister.^[2]

Genus: Didymella

Didymella intercepta Sacc.^[2]
Didymella lycopersici Kleb.^[2]
Didymella maculiformis Wint.^[2]
Didymella zuluensis Doidge.^[2]

Genus: Didvmellina

Didvmellina dianthi Burt.^[2]

Genus: Didymosphaeria

Didymosphaeria clavata du Pless.^[2]
Didymosphaeria opulenta Sacc.^[2]
Didymosphaeria populina Vuill.^[2]
Didymosphaeria rafniae Verw. & du Pless.^[2]
Didymosphaeria spatharum Wint.^[2]

Genus: Didymosporina

Didymosporina africana Syd.^[2]

Genus: Didymosporium

Didymosporium congestum Syd.^[2]
Didymosporium latum Syd.^[2]

Genus: Dimeriella

Dimeriella annulata Syd.^[2]
Dimeriella claviseta Doidge^[2]
Dimeriella grewiae Theiss.^[2]
Dimeriella woodii Hansf.^[2]

Genus: Dimerina

Dimerina osyridis Theiss.^[2]
Dimerina parasitica Hansf.^[2]
Dimerina verrucicola Theiss.^[2]

Genus: Dimerium

Dimerium africanum Hansf.^[2]
Dimerium baccharidicolum Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium englerianum Sacc. & D.Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium erysiphinum Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium gymnosporiae Syd.^[2]
Dimerium intermedium Syd.^[2]
Dimerium langloisii Theiss.^[2]
Dimerium leonense Hansf.^[2]
Dimerium lepidogathis Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium leptosporum Speg.^[2]
Dimerium macowanianum Doidge^[2]
Dimerium minutum Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium myriadeum Theiss.^[2]
Dimerium piceum Theiss.^[2]
Dimerium psilostomatis Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium pulveraceum Theiss.^[2]
Dimerium radio-fissilis Sacc.^[2]
Dimerium subferrugineum Syd.^[2]

Genus: Dimerosporiopsis

Dimerosporiopsis engleriana P.Henn.^[2]

Genus: Dimerosporium

Dimerosporium acocantherae P.Henn.^[2]
Dimerosporium englerianum P.Henn.^[2]
Dimerosporium erysiphinum P.Henn.^[2]
Dimerosporium gymnosporiae P.Henn.^[2]
Dimerosporium lepidagathis P.Henn.^[2]
Dimerosporium macowanianum Sacc.^[2]
Dimerosporium osyridis Wint.^[2]
Dimerosporium psilostomatis Sacc.^[2]
Dimerosporium verrucicolum Wint.^[2]
Dimerosporium sp.^[2]

Genus: Diorchidium

Diorchidium tricholaenae Syd.^[2]
Diorchidium woodii Kalchbr. & Cooke^[2]

Genus: Diplocarpon

Diplocarpon earliana Wolf.^[2]
Diplocarpon rosae Wolf.^[2]

Genus: Diplochorella

Diplochorella amphimelaena Theiss. & Syd.^[2]
Diplochorella burchelliae Syd.^[2]

Genus: Diplocystis

Diplocystis junodii Pole Evans & Bottomley^[2]

Genus: Diplodia

Diplodia aurantii Catt.^[2]
Diplodia cassinopsidis Kalchbr. & Cooke.^[2]
Diplodia clematidea Sacc.^[2]
Diplodia clematidis Kalchbr. & Cooke^[2]
Diplodia herbarum Lev.^[2]
Diplodia lichenopsis Cooke & Mass.^[2]
Diplodia maydis Sacc.^[2]
Diplodia monsterae Verw. & Dipp.^[2]
Diplodia natalensis Pole Evans^[2]
Diplodia palmicola Thuem.^[2]
Diplodia pinea Kickx.^[2]
Diplodia sarmentorum Fr.^[2]
Diplodia tubericola Taubenh.^[2]
Diplodia variispora Died.^[2]
Diplodia vignae Sacc.^[2]

Family: Diploschistaceae ^[2]

Genus: Diploschistella

Diploschistella urceolata Vain.^[2]

Genus: Diploschistes (Lichens)

Diploschistes actinostomus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes actinostomus var. aeneus Steiner^[2]
Diploschistes actinostomus var. caesioplumbeus Steiner^[2]
Diploschistes anactinus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes bellus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes cinereocaesius Wain.^[2]
Diploschistes deuterius Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes isabellinus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes ochroniger Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes perispicillatus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes scruposus Norm.^[2]
Diploschistes scruposus f. iridatus Zahlbr.^[2]
Diploschistes scruposus var. arenarius Müll.Arg.^[2]
Diploschistes subcupreus Zahlbr.^[2]

Family: Dirinaceae

Genus: Dirina (Lichens)

Dirina capensis Fée.^[2]

Genus: Discina

Discina submembranaceae P. Henn.^[2]

Genus: Disciseda

Disciseda anomala G.H.Cunn.^[2]
Disciseda candida Lloyd.^[2]
Disciseda candida Bottomley.^[2]
Disciseda cervina Hollos.^[2]
Disciseda hypogaea Cunningham.^[2]
Disciseda juglandiformis Hollos.^[2]
Disciseda pedicellata Hollos.^[2]
Disciseda verrucosa G.H.Cunn.^[2]
Disciseda zeyheri Hollos.^[2]

Genus: Discomyces

Discomyces madurae Gedoelst^[2]
Discomyces pijperi Neveu-Lemaire.^[2]

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Genus: Dothidasteromella ^[2]

Dothidasteromella contorta Doidge^[2]
Dothidasteromella orbiculata Syd.^[2]

Family: Dothideaceae ^[2]

Genus: Dothidea

Dothidea aloicola P.Henn.^[2]
Dothidea amphimelaena Mont.^[2]
Dothidea arduina Kalchbr. & Cooke^[2]
Dothidea circinata Kalchbr. & Cooke^[2]
Dothidea crotonis Cooke^[3]
Dothidea kniphojiae Kalchbr. & Cooke^[3]
Dothidea lucens Cooke^[3]
Dothidea melianthi Kalchbr. & Cooke^[3]
Dothidea oleifolia Kalchbr. & Cooke^[3]
Dothidea perisporioides Berk. & Curt.^[3]
Dothidea puncta Cooke^[3]
Dothidea repens Berk^[3]
Dothidea scabies Kalchbr. & Cooke^[3]
Dothidea strelitziae Cooke^[3]
Dothidea viventis var. albizziae Cooke^[3]

Genus: Dothidella

Dothidella osyridis Berl. & Vogl.^[3]
Dothidella osyridis var. tassiana Sacc.^[3]
Dothidella welwitschii A.L.Sm.^[3]

Genus: Dothidina

Dothidina disciformis Theiss. & Syd.^[3]

Genus: Dothiopsis

Dothiopsis stangeriae Verw. & du Pless.^[3]

Genus: Dothiorella

Dothiorella congesta Sacc.^[3]
Dothiorella mali Ell. & Everh.^[3]
Dothiorella reniformis Vi. & Rav.^[3]
Dothiorella senecionis Petrak.^[3]

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Genus: Dufourea

Dufourea flammea Ach.^[3]
Dufourea mollusca Ach.^[3]
Dufourea physcioides Massal.^[3]
Dufourea plumbea Tayl.^[3]

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References

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Sources

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

See also

Further reading

Kinge TR, Goldman G, Jacobs A, Ndiritu GG, Gryzenhout M (2020) A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa. MycoKeys 63: 1-48. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566

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Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub	Albany thickets Lowland fynbos and renosterveld Montane fynbos and renosterveld
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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
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Protected areas of South Africa

Index of protected areas of South Africa

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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 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 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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