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Scientific Name | Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SELAGINELLACEAE |
Synonyms | Bryodesma dregei (C.Presl) Soják, Lycopodium dregei C.Presl, Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. buchmanniana Hieron., Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. hildebrandtiana Hieron., Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. petersiana Hieron., Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. pretoriensis Hieron., Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. rehmanniana Hieron., Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. var. welwitschiana (A.Braun) Hieron., Selaginella grisea Alston, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring forma dregei (C.Presl) Milde, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. recurva A.Braun forma dregeana (C.Presl) A.Braun ex Kuhn, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. recurva A.Braun forma dregei (C.Presl) A.Braun ex Kuhn as 'dregeana', Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. recurva A.Braun forma welwitschiana A.Braun ex Kuhn |
Common Names | Resurrection Plant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Extremely widespread and common across northern South Africa, and extending southwards to the central Eastern Cape. Also extending to central and eastern Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Mat forming over flat sheetrock in deciduous woodland, savanna and montane grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/18 |
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