Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris 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 and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Range
Southern Kruger National Park through Swaziland and Maputaland southwards along the KwaZulu-Natal coast to Port Shepstone, with isolated records from Zimbabwe.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna
Description
Sheltered sites at low altitudes such as south-facing rocky slopes, among large boulders, in ravines, or sometimes in scrub forest.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris W.Jacobsen & N.JacobsenLeast Concern 2014.1
Bibliography

Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.


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.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2013. Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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