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Scientific Name | Phlegmariurus saurusus (Lam.) B.Ollg. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | LYCOPODIACEAE |
Synonyms | Huperzia saururus (Lam.) Trevis., Lycopodium saururus Lam., Plananthus saururus (Lam.) P.Beauv., Urostachys saururus (Lam.) Herter |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread montane species that is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread in the montane regions of south-western and eastern South Africa. It also occurs northwards to central and tropical Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and South America. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Grassland |
Description | Plants grow in rock crevices and rocky outcrops along mountain summits. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Huperzia saururus (Lam.) Trevis. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S. 2010. A rare new species of Polhillia (Genisteae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 76(1):142-145.
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. Phlegmariurus saurusus (Lam.) B.Ollg. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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