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Scientific Name | Ophioglossum lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | OPHIOGLOSSACEAE |
Synonyms | Ophioglossum lancifolium in sense of Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, not of C.Presl (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread habitat specialist which is also likely to be overlooked. It is not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Waterberg in Limpopo Province to the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment, and southwards to the KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Eastern Cape Drakensberg. Extending northwards through tropical Africa to Ethiopia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Seasonally moist seeps in shallow soils overlying sheet rock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophioglossum lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl | 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. Ophioglossum lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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