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Scientific Name | Pityrogramma argentea (Willd.) Domin |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Anogramma conspersa (Kunze) Fée, Ceropteris argentea (Willd.) Kuhn, Gymnogramma argentea (Willd.) Domin var. madagascarica Bonap., Gymnogramma argentea (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Gymnogramma argentea (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn var. aurea (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Gymnogramma aurea (Willd.) Desv., Gymnogramma conspersa Kunze, Gymnogramma rosea Desv., Gymnogramma thiebautii Desv., Hemionitis argentea Willd., Hemionitis aurea Willd., Pityrogramma aurea (Bory ex Willd.) C.Chr. |
Common Names | Silver Fern (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pityrogramma argentea (Willd.) Domin | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2005. Pityrogramma argentea (Willd.) Domin. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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