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Scientific Name | Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across the drier interior of South Africa, also occurring in Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | Sheltered rocky areas in a wide range of drier habitats, from sea level to 2900 m, but absent from the high rainfall eastern coastal regions of South Africa. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
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.
Jacobsen, W.B.G. and Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1988. The Cheilanthes hirta complex and allied species (Adiantaceae/Pteridaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 18(1):57-77.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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