Of the thousands of plant species that are indigenous to Cape Town, 190 are known to be
endemic. In addition, there are over a hundred animal species that are restricted to the city. Endemic plant species include the following. ;Cape Peninsula endemics •
Acerentulus gracilis •
Agathosma lanceolata (honey buchu) •
Agathosma pulchella (skunk buchu) •
Algophilus lathridoides (Table Mountain hairy crawling water beetle) •
Allocotocerus mixtus (Table Mountain water scavenger beetle) •
Aloiampelos commixta (Table Mountain aloe) •
Anaxeton arborescens •
Anisocampa munroi •
Anopsobius patagonicus •
Argyrobothrus velocipes •
Argyrocupha (Trimenia) malagrida malagrida (Table Mountain copper) •
Arion intermedius •
Aristea pauciflora (unistem aristea) •
Arthroleptella lightfootii (Cape Peninsula moss frog) •
Aspalathus barbata (bearded gorse) •
Aspalathus borboniifolia (hairy-ridge gorse) •
Aspalathus capensis (Cape gorse) •
Aspalathus capitata (heady gorse) •
Aspalathus chenopoda subsp
chenopoda •
Aspalathus incurva (incurved gorse) •
Aspalathus variegata (Cape Flats gorse) •
Athanasia capitata (unihead kanniedood) •
Aulonogyrus (
Afrogyrus) sp. undescribed •
Australutica normanlarseni •
Austrolimnophila thornei •
Austromontia capensis •
Bidessus mundulus •
Bobartia gladiata subsp
major (spearleaf laces) •
Bonaspeia cristata •
Brachysiphon fucatus (Peninsula sissies) •
Caffrolix cyclopia •
Caffrolix petreulis •
Calopsis gracilis (small tangle reed) •
Capeolix picturatus •
Caplopa sordida •
Cephalelus ivyae (Peninsula restio leafhopper) •
Ceramontia tabulae (Table Mountain trinon harvestman) •
Chersastus pococki •
Chersastus promontorius •
Cliffortia carinata (crown climbers-friend) •
Cliffortia discolor (summit climbers-friend) •
Cliffortia ericifolia (erica-leaf climbers-friend) •
Cliffortia theodori-friesii var.
theodori-friesii (climbers-friend 1) •
Colophon westwoodi (Peninsula stag beetle) •
Cotula myriophylloides (watergrass button) •
Crassula capensis var.
promontorii (cliff Cape snowdrop) •
Crozetulus scutatus (cave orb-web spider) •
Cryptadaeum capense •
Cryptops stupendus (Peninsula cave millipede) •
Ctenolepisma tenebrans (Peninsula silverfish) •
Cthoniella cavernicola (Peninsula cave pseudoscorpion) •
Cyclopia galioides (Peninsula honeybush) •
Cyclopia latifolia (broad-leaf honeybush) •
Cylichnogaster lawrencei •
Cylindroiulus truncorum •
Cytinus capensis (Peninsula bloodcup) •
Diastella divaricata subsp
divaricata (Peninsula silkypuff) •
Diores capensis •
Diores cognatus •
Diploexochus tabularis •
Dipteretrum brinckae (Brinks Peninsula cockroach) •
Disa ecalcarata (spurless disa) •
Disa nubigena (cloud disa) •
Disa obtusa subsp.
obtusa •
Disa uniflora (pride of Table Mountain) •
Dolichopeza barnardi •
Dolichopeza peringueyi •
Drosanthemum stokoei (searock dewfig) •
Drosera cuneifolia (Peninsula sundew) •
Elegia intermedia (scratchy golden reed) •
Eleocharis lepta (Peninsula water sedge) •
Eodrilus arelinus •
Eodrilus drygaskii •
Eodrilus kirstenboschensis •
Eodrilus palustris •
Eodrilus purcellii •
Eodrilus riebeekanus •
Eodrilus simonianus •
Eodrilus tormentosus •
Erepsia forficata (rock everfig) •
Erica abietina subsp.
abietina (red heath) •
Erica abietina subsp.
atrorosea (wine-red heath) •
Erica abietina subsp.
constantiana (Constantia heath) •
Erica abietina subsp.
diabolis (devils heath) •
Erica amoena (delightful heath) •
Erica annectens (cliff-hanger heath) •
Erica baccans (berry heath) •
Erica capensis (Cape heath) •
Erica caterviflora var.
caterviflora (bunch heath) •
Erica caterviflora var.
glabrata (troop heath) •
Erica clavisepala (club heath) •
Erica cyrilliflora (red hill heath) •
Erica depressa (dwarf heath) •
Erica diosmifolia (buchu-leaf heath 2) •
Erica eburnea (ivory heath) •
Erica empetrina (crowberry heath) •
Erica fairii (fairy heath) •
Erica fontana (fountain heath) •
Erica haematocodon (bloodbell heath) •
Erica halicacaba (gooseberry heath) •
Erica heleogena (marsh heath) •
Erica hirtiflora var.
hirtiflora (hairy-flower heath) •
Erica limosa (mud heath) •
Erica mammosa subsp
gilva (Peninsula ninepin heath) •
Erica margaritacea (pearl heath) •
Erica marifolia (flat-leaf heath) •
Erica mollis (soft heath) •
Erica nevillei (rock heath) •
Erica oxycoccifolia (cranberry heath) •
Erica paludicola (wiry heath) •
Erica physodes (bladder heath) •
Erica pilulifera (fine-hair heath) •
Erica planifolia (gland heath) •
Erica pyramidalis (pyramid heath) •
Erica pyxidiflora (box heath) •
Erica quadrisulcata (four-grooved heath) •
Erica sociorum (partner heath) •
Erica subcapitata (pinhead heath) •
Erica thimifolia (carpet heath) •
Erica turgida (showy heath) •
Erica urna-viridis (bottle-green heath) •
Erica verticillata (whorled heath) •
Eupolystoma anterorchis (western leopard toad flatworm) •
Eurytion brevis •
Eurytion trichopus •
Ficinia anceps (vleibiessie) •
Ficinia fastigiata (vleibiessie) •
Ficinia micrantha (smallflower vleibiessie) •
Galaxias zebratus Southern Peninsula population •
Geissorhiza bonaspei (Goodhope satinflower) •
Geissorhiza tabularis (Table Mountain satinflower) •
Gerbera wrightii •
Gethyllis kaapensis (Peninsula kukumakranka) •
Gladiolus aureus (golden lady) •
Gladiolus bonaspei (Good Hope lady) •
Gladiolus monticola (mountain lady) •
Gladiolus ornatus (ornate lady) •
Gladiolus vigilans (plain painted lady) •
Gnidia parvula (poor saffronbush) •
Griswoldia ceratogyna •
Harpactirella treleaveni (Table Mountain golden baboon spider) •
Harpethrix caeca (Peninsula cave millipede) •
Hekelus episimus •
Heleophryne rosei (Table Mountain ghost frog) •
Helichrysum fruticans •
Helichrysum grandiflorum •
Helictotrichon quinquesetum (Peninsula oats) •
Heliophila cinerea •
Heliophila promontorii •
Heliophila tabularis (Table Mountain sporrie) •
Hermannia micrantha (small-flowered dolls-rose) •
Herophydrus capensis •
Heterocerus capensis •
Hoplophoropyga unicolor (dull Peninsula cockroach) •
Idiognaphomyia ignava •
Indigofera candolleana (denseleaf indigo) •
Indigofera filiformis (long-stalk indigo) •
Indigofera mauritanica (discolorous indigo) •
Indigofera sp. nov. aff.
gracilis (slender indigo) •
Isolepis bulbifera (green-and-red isolepis) •
Japyx barnardi var.
relata •
Japyx gilli •
Julomorpha compacta •
Julomorpha hilaris •
Julomorpha ignava •
Kaapia darwini •
Lachenalia capensis (Cape viooltjie) •
Lampranthus curvifolius (Bakoven brightfig) •
Lampranthus multiradiatus (brilliant brightfig) •
Lampranthus promontorii (rock brightfig) •
Lampranthus stenus (narrow brightfig) •
Lamyctopristus granulosus •
Lamyctopristus validus •
Larifuga capensis •
Larifuga montana •
Lawrencella inermis •
Leielmis sp. undescribed •
Lephthyphantes rimicola (cave sheet-web spider) •
Lepidium capense (Cape pepperweed) •
Leptocerus tabularis (Peninsula long-horn caddisfly) •
Leucadendron grandiflorum (Wynberg conebush) •
Leucadendron macowanii (acacia-leaf conebush) •
Leucadendron strobilinum (Peninsula conebush) •
Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp.
conocarpodendron (grey tree pincushion) •
Liparia graminifolia (grass mountain pea) •
Liparia laevigata (tall mountain pea) •
Liparia parva (small mountain dahlia) •
Lobelia boivinii (creeping lobelia) •
Lobelia eckloniana (Ecklons lobelia) •
Longurio chionoides •
Longurio micropteryx •
Machiloides leonis •
Machiloides mensarius •
Machiloides obsotetus •
Machiloides silvestrii •
Macrosteles sexnotatus •
Malaika longipes (cave hackle-mesh spider) •
Marioniscus spatulifrons •
Mesoceration capense •
Mesoceration concessum •
Meta sp. nov. •
Metalasia compacta (compact blombos) •
Metalasia divergens subsp.
divergens •
Metalasia divergens subsp.
fusca •
Micradaeum rugosum •
Microdon nitidus (silver catstailbush) •
Mimetes fimbriifolius (fringed pagoda) •
Moggeridgea teresae (Peninsula bagnest spider) •
Molopopterus struthiolus •
Montadaeum purcelli •
Moraea aristata (blue-eye uintjie) •
Morella diversifolia (Peninsula waxberry) •
Muraltia acipetala (spiny purple-gorse) •
Muraltia brachypetala (sessile purple-gorse) •
Muraltia comptonii (spiny-tip purple-gorse) •
Muraltia curvipetala (needle-leaf purple-gorse) •
Muraltia demissa (curly-haired purple-gorse) •
Muraltia diabolica (devils purple-gorse) •
Muraltia mixta (roughpod purple-gorse) •
Muraltia orbicularis (round-leaf purple-gorse) •
Muraltia pageae (Page's purple-gorse) •
Muraltia satureioides var.
salteri (Karbonkelberg purple-gorse) •
Muraltia stipulacea (bunch-leaf purple-gorse) •
Nemesia micrantha (Peninsula snapdragon) •
Osmitopsis dentata (toothed swampdaisy) •
Pachyodontus languidus (Peninsula ground beetle) •
Parachilota parvus •
Parachilota schultzei •
Parachilota starke •
Parachilota tokaiensis •
Parajapyx afer •
Paralamyctes asperulus •
Paramelita auricularius •
Paramelita barnardi (Peninsula cave amphipod) •
Paramelita capensis •
Paramelita dentata •
Paramelita magna •
Paramelita magnicornis •
Paramelita marunguis •
Paramelita pheronyx •
Paranotoniscus capensis •
Pentameris longiglumis subsp.
longiglumis (Table Mountain longglume) •
Peripatopsis alba (cave velvetworm) •
Peripatopsis leonine (lion velvetworm) •
Perisphaeria carlgreni (Peninsula trilobyte cockroach) •
Petroplax caricis (Peninsula golden-case caddisfly) •
Petrothrincus circularis •
Philocaffrus bifalcatus •
Phylica schlechteri (Peninsula phylica) •
Platentomus sobrinus •
Platylimnobia montana •
Pneuminion balfourbrownei •
Pneuminion semisulcatum •
Poeciloblatta angusta •
Polycarena silenoides (granite Cape flax) •
Prismatocarpus nitidus (silver longfuit) •
Progonogamia rehni •
Prostethops megacephalus •
Prostethops nitens •
Protojanira leleupi •
Pseudocloeon magae (Peninsula minnow mayfly) •
Pseudoselago peninsulae (Peninsula purplepuff) •
Psoralea glaucina (Peninsula three-leaf pea) •
Pterostethops equestris •
Pterygodium connivens (Peninsula bonnet) •
Quamtana leptopholcica •
Restio communis (fine cord reed) •
Restio dodii var.
dodii (Dodd's marsh cord reed) •
Rhampsinitus levis •
Roella amplexicaulis (rigid bell) •
Roella decurrens (longbase bell) •
Roella goodiana (klaver bell) •
Roella recurvata (recurved bell) •
Roella squarrosa (mat bell) •
Roella triflora (blackeye bell) •
Roeweria inerriiis •
Rostromontia capensis •
Rostromontia granulifer •
Rotandrela rotanda •
Ruschia promontorii (rock turretfig) •
Ruschia rubricaulis (red-stem turretfig) •
Scabiosa africana (Cape scabious) •
Senecio verbascifolius (Peninsula ragwort) •
Serruria collina (lost spiderhead) •
Serruria cyanoides (Wynberg spiderhead) •
Serruria decumbens (Peninsula spiderhead) •
Serruria foeniculacea (Rondevlei spiderhead) •
Serruria glomerata (cluster spiderhead) •
Serruria hirsuta (Swartkops spiderhead) •
Serruria villosa (valley spiderhead) •
Sheldonia capsula •
Solpuga grindleyi (Peninsula sunspider) •
Spelaeogryphus lepidops (cave shrimp) •
Speleiacris tabulae (cave camel cricket) •
Speleomontia cavernicola (cave trinon harvestman) •
Speleosiro argasiformis (cave sironid harvestman) •
Spermophora gordimerae (Peninsula daddylonglegs) •
Spermophora peninsulae (cave daddylonglegs) •
Sphaerotherium ancillare •
Sphaerotherium eremita •
Sphaerotherium monticola •
Sphaerotherium weberi •
Staavia dodii (dolls diamondeyes) •
Staavia glutinosa (sticky diamondeyes) •
Stoebe rosea (rose slangbos) •
Tetraria autumnalis (Sirkelsvlei mountain sedge) •
Tetraria graminifolia (Peninsula mountain sedge) •
Tetraria paludosa (pale mountain sedge) •
Tetraria variabilis (varied mountain sedge) •
Thamnochortus levynsiae (cliff dangle reed) •
Thamnochortus nutans (cloud dangle reed) •
Thesium pseudovirgatum (false-branched rootthug) •
Thestor yildizae (Peninsula thestor) •
Trachycystis cosmia (cosmic pinwheel) •
Trachycystis perplicata (Cape pinwheel) •
Trianoptiles solitaria (solitary bristle sedge) •
Trichoniscus austro-africanus •
Trichoniscus capensis •
Trichoniscus tabulae (cave sowbug) •
Trichostetha mimetica (Peninsula chafer) •
Uroplectes insignis (Newlands scorpion) •
Ursinia tenuifolia subsp
tenuifolia •
Villarsia goldblattiana (Peninsula bogbean) •
Wahlenbergia brehmeri •
Wahlenbergia pyrophila (fire capebell) •
Walesobius excrescens •
Watsonia tabularis (Table Mountain watsonia) •
Willdenowia affinis (Table Mountain window reed) •
Wurmbea hiemalis (black spikelily) ;Additional species •
Leucadendron levisanus (Cape Flats conebush) •
Aspalathus variegata (Cape Flats gorse) (extinct) •
Lepidochrysops methymna dicksoni (Dicksons dark opal) (Tygerberg) •
Cliffortia ericifolia (erica-leaf climbers-friend) •
Ixia versicolor (flats kollosie) •
Liparia graminifolia (grass mountain pea) (extinct) •
Serruria furcellata (Kraaifontein spiderhead) •
Lampranthus stenus (narrow brightfig) •
Erica margaritacea (pearl heath) •
Erica pyramidalis (pyramid heath) (extinct) •
Serruria foeniculacea (Rondevlei spiderhead) •
Erica turgida (showy heath) (extinct) •
Trianoptiles solitaria (solitary bristle sedge) •
Serruria aemula (strawberry spiderhead) •
Athanasia capitata (unihead kanniedood) •
Tetraria variabilis (varied mountain sedge) •
Erica verticillata (whorled heath) (extinct) == Species records in South African Biodiversity Database ==