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Scientific Name | Pellaea pteroides (L.) Prantl |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Adiantopsis pteroides (L.) T.Moore, Adiantum pteroides L., Cassebeera pteroides (L.) C.Presl, Cheilanthes pteroides (L.) Sw., Choristosoria pteroides (L.) C.Presl, Pteris orbiculata Houtt. |
Common Names | Myrtle Fern (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to Ladismith. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Fynbos and forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pellaea pteroides (L.) Prantl | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Anthony, N.C. 1984. A revision of the Southern African species of Cheilanthes Swartz and Pellaea Link (Pteridaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 11:1-293.
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
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. 2009. Pellaea pteroides (L.) Prantl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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