| Scientific Name | Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw. | Higher Classification | Ferns | Family | SCHIZAEACEAE | Synonyms | Acrostichum pectinatum L. | Common Names | Curly Grass-fern (e) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/03/04 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape | Range | This species occurs from the Soutpansberg in Limpopo Province to the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, extending along the southern and eastern Cape coast to the Cape Peninsula and the Cederberg. It also occurs in eSwatini (Swaziland), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania and Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Boland Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Scarp Forest, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Tzaneen Sour Bushveld, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Canca Limestone Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos, Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Granite Lowveld, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Knysna Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Legogote Sour Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Ngongoni Veld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Vanstadens Forest Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Goukamma Dune Thicket, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Groot Brak Dune Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Southern Coastal Forest, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Elands Forest Thicket, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos | Description | It occurs on rocky hillsides in grasslands and scrub and tends to be restricted to sandstone or quartzite, never near water. |
Population | Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2020. Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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