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Scientific Name | Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SELAGINELLACEAE |
Synonyms | Didiclis kraussiana (Kunze) Rothm., Lycopodioides kraussianum (Kuntze) Kuntze, Lycopodium kraussianum Kunze, Selaginella hortensis Mett. |
Common Names | Krauss's Spike-moss (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, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa extending southwards to Hermanus in the Western Cape. Also extending northwards to central and tropical Africa, the Canary Islands and Madeira. Naturalized in Europe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Shaded forest floors. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun ex Kuhn | 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.
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.
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 kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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