Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cheilanthes dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony
Higher Classification
Ferns
Family
PTERIDACEAE
Synonyms
Pellaea dolomiticola Schelpe
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
Gauteng, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West
Range
Vryburg to Sekhukhuneland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Description
Kloofs and waterfalls.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cheilanthes dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.AnthonyLeast 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.


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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Cheilanthes dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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