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Scientific Name | Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | DRYOPTERIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/26 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Harrismith to Kokstad, also in Sehlabathebe (Lesotho). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Largely restricted to basalt cliffs, rock screes, in rock crevices and under dry rock overhangs. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Mtshali, H. 2015. Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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