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Scientific Name | Woodsia burgessiana Gerr. ex Hook. & Baker |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | WOODSIACEAE |
Synonyms | Woodsia montevidensis (Spreng.) Hieron. var. burgessiana (Gerr. ex Hook. & Baker) Schelpe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | High altitude grasslands of Lesotho, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, from Harrismith to Queenstown. This species also occurs in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Shelter of boulders, in rock crevices, and ledges on cliff faces. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Woodsia burgessiana Gerr. ex Hook. & Baker | Least Concern | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Woodsia burgessiana Gerr. ex Hook. & Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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