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Scientific Name | Huperzia dacrydioides (Baker) Pic.Serm. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | LYCOPODIACEAE |
Synonyms | Huperzia mildbraedii (Herter) Pic.Serm., Lycopodium dacrydioides Baker, Lycopodium mildbraedii Herter, Urostachys dacrydioides (Baker) Herter ex Nessel, Urostachys dacrydioides (Baker) Herter ex Nessel var. minor Herter ex Nessel, Urostachys mildbraedii (Herter) Nessel |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A rare, but widespread high-altitude forest species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Occurs sporadically across the eastern escarpment of South Africa, extending northwards to tropical Africa and the Comoro islands. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Epiphyte in high-altitude evergreen forest, occasionally on mossy boulders. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Huperzia dacrydioides (Baker) Pic.Serm. | 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. Huperzia dacrydioides (Baker) Pic.Serm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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